Igor Konashenkov
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 58 |
| Date of birth | May 15,1966 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Chișinau |
| Moldova | |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Education | Schukow-Militärakademie für Kommandeure der Luftverteidigung |
| Party | United Russia |
| Rank | Major general |
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| ID | 3707726 |
Igor Konashenkov Life story
Major General Igor Yevgenyevich Konashenkov is the chief spokesman for the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.
Ukraine war: Russia fires hypersonic missiles in new barrage
... On Thursday Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said: " High-precision long-range air, sea and land-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, hit key elements of Ukraine s military infrastructure...
Soledar: Ukraine battle hints at rift in pro-Russian forces
... Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in the military s daily update that: " Soledar has been blockaded from the north and the south by units of the Russian Airborne Forces...
Ukraine tank breakthrough in south towards Kherson
... A Russian defence ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, said " numerically superior" Ukrainian tanks had " driven a deep wedge" south of Zolotaya Balka, a village that marked the previous front line on the Dnieper...
Ukraine tank breakthrough in south towards Kherson
Ukrainian troops have broken through Russian positions on the Dnieper River north-east of Kherson, a strategic Russian-held city in southern Ukraine.
The advance was reported by The Russian military and Russian-installed officials in the region. There is heavy Russian defensive fire, they say.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said " there are new liberated settlements in several regions".
In The East , Ukrainian forces pushed into Russian-held Luhansk region.
President Zelensky said " fierce fighting continues in many areas" in his evening address to The Nation , but he did not give details.
On Saturday his forces recaptured the important hub town of Lyman in The East , lying near the Luhansk regional border. Russia's military had turned Lyman into a logistical base.
In The South , Vladimir Saldo, The Russian -installed leader in Kherson, said Ukrainian forces had broken through near Dudchany, a town on the Dnieper about 30km (20 miles) south of the previous Front Line . The River is called Dnipro by Ukrainians.
" There are settlements that are occupied by Ukrainian forces, " Mr Saldo said. Some Russian reports say The Ukrainians have now taken Dudchany.
A Russian defence ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov , said " numerically superior" Ukrainian tanks had " driven a deep wedge" south of Zolotaya Balka, a village that marked the previous Front Line on the Dnieper. He claimed the Russians had killed about 130 Ukrainian troops in that fighting.
According to Mr Saldo, two Ukrainian battalions tried to reach the Kakhovka hydroelectric Power Station , about 70km (44 miles) east of Kherson. The Power Station is in The Port city of Nova Kakhovka .
War in Ukraine: More coverageSource of news: bbc.com
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