Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminate lieutenant colonels of the Pskov Air Assault Division in Lgov

The Ukrainian Defense Forces have killed Russian Lieutenant Colonel Valery Tereshchenko during a missile strike on Lgov. Russian Telegram channel "Officers' Hockey League" reported on this. Tereshchenko was a lieutenant colonel of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division, some of whose units were deployed in the Kursk region.

At the time of the strike, he was in the city of Lgov, which was probably their permanent deployment and command post. From there, they organized and coordinated their actions. According to the source, Valeriy Borysovych Tereshchenko has been directly involved in the war against Ukraine since October 2022. In addition to him, Lieutenant Colonel Pavlo Maletsky was also killed during a missile strike on the permanent deployment point in Luhansk.

He was the commander of the 656th Engineer Battalion of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division. In total, eight Russian servicemen, including two lieutenant colonels, were killed in a missile strike on the control center on December 30, 2024.

According to the DeepState project, the city is located about 30 km from the territory controlled by the Ukrainian defense forces in the Kursk region, which increases the possibility of striking Russian troops stationed there. It should be noted that this is not the first time that the defense forces have struck at Russian command and control centers in the city. For example, recently, the Russian officers of the 810th Marine Brigade stationed in Lgov were attacked.

At the time, it was reported that one of the dead was Salim Mukharbetovich Pashtov, deputy commander of the 810th Marine Brigade.

Later, this information about his death was not confirmed.

In addition to the deputy commander, there were other Russian military personnel in the building, seven of whom were probably killed.