A RUSSIAN COLONEL KILLED IN LUHANSK

"There are no Russian soldiers..." - V. Putin

Alexander Osipov, a colonel of the Russia's Army has been killed in the occupied Luhansk, this was reported by the spokesman for the MIA of Ukraine Artem Shevchenko.

In the so-called "LPR" he served as deputy commander of the "2nd army corps." Previously A. Osipov had lived and served in Anapa, under the command of the Center of territorial troops of Southern military District of Russian Armed Forces.

According to the previous data the Russian colonel been killed during a shootout between the separatist groups in Luhansk.

In addition, the General Intelligence Ministry of Defense reported on September 23 that the FSB of the RF has launched investigation the murder of a Russian high-ranking officer in Lugansk.

At the same time, official Moscow consistently denies participation of its regular troops in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.