Two Russian Commanders Killed while Repelling Ukrainian Advances

Two Russian military commanders had been killed over the weekend while trying to repel Ukrainian assault Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that the commander of the 4th motorized rifle brigade, Vyacheslav Makarov, and the deputy commander of the Army Corps for military-political work, Yevgeny Brovko, had been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Colonel Makarov was killed as his brigade repelled attacks by Ukrainian troops south of the settlement of Krasne, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Colonel Yevgeny Brovko led the actions of the personnel while in another area to repel the enemy attacks. During the battle to repel one of the attacks, Colonel Yevgeny Brovko died heroically, suffering multiple shrapnel wounds.
The military personnel of the 3rd Battalion of the 200th Motorised Rifle Brigade repelled six attacks to the east of Bogdanovka (Donetsk People's Republic) involving over 100 Ukrainian assault unit servicemen, seven tanks, 14 infantry fighting vehicles and other military and special-purpose equipment.