Russian General Killed in Ukraine Weeks After Telling Putin Kostiantynivka Was Captured
- On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces , confirmed that Major General Anton Grunis was killed on September 12 in occupied Donetsk Oblast.
- Grunis, who commanded the 4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, had personally informed Russian President Vladimir Putin in July that Russian forces had captured Kostiantynivka, a claim Ukrainian officials denied.
- Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov awarded the officer the "Gold Star" Hero of Russia medal on August 27 for "courage and heroism," weeks before his death.
- Brovdi stated the "Rarog" unit of Ukraine's 427th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems conducted the operation, marking the seventh Russian commander at that level killed by SBS "Birds" units.
- Kostiantynivka remains contested as of September 16, with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reporting 18 attacks on the axis yesterday, even as Moscow struggles after six months of fighting.
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