Ukrainian forces eliminated a Russian artillery commander during his interview with Russian propagandist NTV channel in occupied Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov reported on Telegram on July 25.
The commander, Major Timur Khuziev, was the artillery chief of the 85th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces.
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Two NTV staff members were also hit by the attack. "On June 13, reports surfaced about the death of NTV operator Vadim Kozhin and the severe injury of propagandist Alexei Ivliev, who lost his arm," Butusov said. "It is now clear that a shell accurately struck the Russians during the interview."