Unverified claims from Russian military channels say
Ukrainian forces hit the 51st Army headquarters in the Southern Military
District, killing either Alexey Milchakov, the neo-Nazi Rusich group leader sanctioned
by the U.S. and EU for alleged war crimes, or Lieutenant General Sergey
Milchakov, its commander.
The story began with Alexey, known for his far-right group formed in 2014 and past rumors of his death, but quickly pivoted to Sergey, who led operations near Pokrovsk and Avdiivka.
No official confirmation exists from Russian or Ukrainian sources, underscoring how wartime Telegram chatter often mixes names and details before facts emerge.