Gerasimov had a considerable track record: he fought in Chechnya, Syria and Crimea and was even awarded medals for it. The intelligence services say they have information that he did not survive the firefight and is based, among other things, on an overheard conversation between two FSB agents about the death of Gerasimov. Bellingcat’s investigative reporters confirm the news.
Gerasimov is the second Russian general to be killed during the war. Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky had also been killed earlier. And this at a time when Putin’s troops seem increasingly burdened by logistical problems. There have also been reports that the morale of the Russian soldiers is not too good.