"Mediazona": Three lieutenant colonels were killed in the strike on Lgov in December.

One of the obituaries claims that a total of eight officers from the 76th Airborne Division were killed that night, with another 22 suffering injuries.

Currently, the names of four fallen servicemen are known, as noted in the publication. "Mediazona" reports that these include Lieutenant Colonels Valery Tereshchenko, Pavel Maletskom, and Alexey Seliverstov. The fourth deceased officer from the 76th Airborne Division is Ali Tsurov. The publication "Fortanga" also reported on the major from Ingushetia, Tsurov.

On the evening of December 30, 2024, the operational headquarters of the Kursk region reported that four Ukrainian missiles had been shot down over the region. Later, acting governor Alexander Khinshtein wrote that the Armed Forces of Ukraine "once again struck the peaceful city of Lgov." He also noted that as a result of the missile attack, a two-story apartment building with eight flats sustained significant damage, and there was a minor fire in two other buildings. An 86-year-old woman was injured by glass shards in her legs; medical assistance was provided on site, Khinshtein stated.

The next day, Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov posted a video on his Telegram channel, allegedly showing the aftermath of the strike on Lgov. "Results of the group strike by Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missiles on the command post of the 'Kursk' military group in the city of Lgov, Kursk region, on 30.12.2024. The Russian headquarters was hit accurately," Butusov wrote in this Telegram post.

The 76th Airborne Division is based in Pskov and has been participating in the invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. "Mediazona" is aware of 12 officers holding ranks from lieutenant colonel and above who served in this military unit, according to "Mediazona."

• Journalists from "Mediazona" and the Russian service of the BBC, along with a team of volunteers, are conducting their own tally of Russian military losses in the war against Ukraine based on open data. Their research is one of the most important independent assessments of the number of casualties, given that Moscow and Kyiv typically do not disclose their losses in the conflict.

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