# Russian general involved in Donetsk offensives reportedly killed in Ukrainian strike

https://mins.news/en/item/57754

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-14 13:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-51st-army-commander-reportedly-killed-in-ukrainian-strike/

> Russian media reported on Sept. 14 that Lt. Gen. Sergei Milchakov, commander of Russia’s 51st Combined Arms Army, was reportedly killed in Ukraine’s Aug. 26 strike on Russian command posts in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Russia has not officially confirmed his death.

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