HUR cannot confirm Gerasimov's elimination in recent Ukrainian attack on occupied Crimea

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) cannot confirm the elimination of Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov in occupied Crimea during a Jan. 4 attack on the occupied peninsula, HUR spokesperson Andriy Yusov told Radio NV on Jan. 6.

"If Gerasimov quacks, it will be a nice bonus,” he said.

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“The information has not yet been confirmed. And for the first time it appeared from Russian public and sources. And it's not the first time that they make similar reports. That is, this is information that requires careful additional verification. This would be very good news for all of us, but we are currently verifying it.”

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He added that the Ukrainian military, along with Ukrainian security forces, did in fact strike Russian military facilities in occupied Crimea, eliminating “warehouses, personnel, and enemy forces.”

The Russians general was previously reported to have been "nearly liquidated by the SBU." On April 28, 2022, media outlets reported that Gerasimov personally arrived in the then-occupied Ukrainian city of Izyum, Kharkiv Oblast, to command troops in Donbas.

Anton Herashchenko, an advisor to the head of the Internal Affairs Ministry, said on May 1 that Gerasimov may have been wounded near Izyum. Explosions in Izyum occurred in the area of the headquarters of the 2nd Army of the Russian forces, where the headquarters of the Russian General Staff was located.

Ukraine’s Internal Affairs Ministry later reported having confirmation that Gerasimov, was indeed near Izyum. However, there is no confirmation that he was injured.

The commander-in-chief of the AFU, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, admitted in spring 2023 that he reads Gerasimov’s publications, stating, "I am interested in his opinion as a military man."

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