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Gennady Valeryevich Zhidko (Russian: Геннадий Валериевич Жидко; 12 September 1965 – 16 August 2023) was a colonel general of the Russian Armed Forces. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017 for his service as chief of staff of Russian forces deployed to Syria.
Aug 17, 2023 · Army General Gennady Zhidko died at 58 “after a long illness” on Wednesday, according to the state news agency TASS. Zhidko served as Russia’s Eastern Military District Commander between May and...
Aug 16, 2023 · Colonel General Gennady Zhidko, a top Russian Army commander who was dismissed as Moscow suffered setbacks in the Ukraine war, has died at the age of 57, a regional governor announced on...
- Isabel Van Brugen
Aug 17, 2023 · Russian General Gennady Zhidko, who was ousted after briefly commanding the Kremlin’s troops in Ukraine, died in Moscow on Wednesday aged 57 after a “long illness,” a regional leader announced Wednesday.
Colonel General Gennady Zhidko (left) is dead after displeasing President Vladimir Putin, while General Sergei Surovikin (right) hasn’t been seen since June.
- Jamie Seidel
Aug 17, 2023 · General Gennady Zhidko. Russian Defense Ministry. A senior general who was briefly placed in charge of Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine last year has died from an undisclosed illness, authorities...
The death of Colonel General Gennady Zhidko was announced by a regional Russian governor on Wednesday who said only that he had died after a “long illness.”
