Russian official apparently killed in Ukraine Storm Shadow attack

Loss for Russia: A communications brigade commander reportedly killed in a Ukrainian Storm Shadow attack in Luhansk.

Luhansk/Yekaterinburg – A Russian colonel has reportedly been killed in an attack by Ukraine in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region. Ukrainian forces reportedly fired two cruise missiles of the infamous “Storm Shadow” type over the city of Luhansk. Russia reported an attack on the factory. Speaking of a successful strike on a command center in Ukraine.

Russian officer killed in Ukraine Storm Shadow attack

The Ukrainian attack on the city of Luhansk took place on April 13. A police officer told Russian news agency Tass, “According to preliminary information […] “Ukrainian troops fire two Storm Shadows in Luhansk”. A Tass reporter reportedly heard a bomb in the Luhansk district. Several houses were damaged, the report said. A mechanical engineering plant was also reportedly targeted. Russia said three civilians were injured.

Contrary to Russian reports, Ukraine launched a successful attack on the command center in Luhansk on the same day. As Ukrainian Colonel Anatoly Stepan “Stirlitz” said on Friday, Russian Colonel Pavel Alexandrovich Grobotov is said to be dead. Newsweek announced on his Telegram channel.

Kropotov was the commander of the 59th Communications Brigade, which was responsible for setting up communications networks on the battlefield. According to local media reports, around 200 people gathered at a funeral in Yekaterinburg on Thursday (April 18).

Storm Shadow cruise missile for Ukraine – successful strikes

Ukraine first received a long-range Storm Shadow cruise missile from Great Britain in May 2023. France supplied Ukraine with Storm Shadows, known in France as Scalp. Loud Future zone The cruise missile has a range of up to 250 km. According to manufacturer MBDA, the Storm Shadow is built for attacks on stationary targets and can reach speeds of nearly 1000 km/h. Due to its low altitude of 30 to 40 meters, the cruise missile is difficult for air defense to detect.