Russian general who briefed Putin on Kostiantynivka ‘capture’ is killed
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Russian Gen. Anton Grunis was killed in the war against Ukraine. (Photo: via Kremlin)
Maj. Gen. Anton Grunis, commander of the Russian army’s 4th
Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, was killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine
shortly after he briefed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about the purported
“capture” of Kostiantynivka, Russian propaganda outlet Anna News reported.
The exact circumstances, date and location of the Russian
general’s death have not been disclosed.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Aug. 28 that Defense
Minister Andrey Belousov had presented Grunis with the country’s highest state
award, the Gold Star of the Hero of Russia, “for courage and heroism displayed
in the performance of military duty.”
Grunis’ unit was directly involved in fighting for
Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, which Russian forces have been trying to
capture since October 2025.
Astra reported
that Grunis told Putin in July that the city had allegedly been fully occupied.
A representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine later
denied those claims.
Open-source information shows that Grunis graduated from the
Kazan Suvorov Military School in 1996 before turning 17. He took part in the
wars in Chechnya and against Georgia.
Grunis transferred to the reserves in 2021 but returned to
the Russian military after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Under his command, Russian occupation forces operated in the Bakhmut and
Kostiantynivka sectors.
The 4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, military unit 40318,
which Grunis commanded, was formed in 2014 from illegal armed groups of the
so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic.”
On Sept. 14, several Russian media outlets reported that
Ukraine’s Defense Forces had likely killed Russian Lt. Gen. Sergei Milchakov,
who led operations to capture Avdiivka, New York and other settlements in
Donetsk Oblast.
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