Roman Vladimirovich Kutuzov (; 16 February 1969 – 5 June 2022) was a Russian

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who was killed during the

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Biography

When Kutuzov was a

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, he commanded the 38th Separate Communications Regiment of the

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(military unit 54164). In 2017, Kutuzov was the acting commander of the

5th Combined Arms Army The 5th Guards Combined Arms Red Banner Order of Zhukov Army (5-я гвардейская общевойсковая Краснознамённая, ордена Жукова армия) is a Russian Ground Forces formation in the Eastern Milita ...

. In 2019, he was interim commander of the

29th Combined Arms Army The 29th Guards Combined Arms Army is a field army of the Russian Ground Forces and previously the Soviet Army. History 1941–1943 In the opening weeks of Operation Barbarossa, the Soviet Red Army sustained several painful defeats. The We ...

. In 2020, Kutuzov was the chief of staff of the 29th Combined Arms Army. Kutuzov was killed on 5 June 2022 in the village of Mykolaivka, during the battle for Sievierodonetsk–Lysychansk near

Lysychansk Lysychansk ( , ; , ; , ) is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the high right bank of the Donets River, approximately from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. It faces Sievierodonet ...

, Ukraine, while commanding the 1st Army Corps of the

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR; , ) is Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, occupied territory in Ukraine that the Russian Federation has claimed to annex and declared as a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia, comprising parts o ...

. Reports of his death originated on Russian

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ger

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channels and were later confirmed by Russian state media. He was buried in the

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on 7 June 2022. Kutuzov's promotion to

was announced posthumously.

Awards

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation ( rus, Герой Российской Федерации, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ), also unofficially called Hero of Russia ( rus, Герой России, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ), is ...

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

* Order of Honour *

Order of Kutuzov The Order of Kutuzov ( ''orden Kutuzova'') is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named after famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745–1813). The Order was established during World War II t ...

* Order of Courage * Order of Military Merit * Medal "For Courage"

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1969 births 2022 deaths Frunze Military Academy alumni Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni Russian major generals Russian military personnel killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Heroes of the Russian Federation Recipients of the Medal "For Courage" (Russia) Recipients of the Medal of Zhukov Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia) People from the Donetsk People's Republic People from Vladimir, Russia Burials at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia) {{Russia-mil-bio-stub

Biography

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