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riversedge

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Sun Dec 21, 2025, 12:56 PM Sunday

Russian General Who Received Hero Of Russia Award For "Capturing Kupyansk" Found Dead [View all]

Source: crooksandliars.com



Russian General Sergei Kuzovlev was awarded the title "Hero of Russia" on December 9. A few days later, he went missing.



By Ed Scarce — December 21, 2025

Russian General Sergei Kuzovlev was personally awarded the title "Hero of Russia" by Vladimir Putin on December 9. He told Putin on Nov. 20 that Kupyansk was taken. That proved to be a fatal blunder, as soon after, President Zelensky went to Kupyansk himself to call out the Russian bullshit, barely a couple of kilometers from the Russian fighting forces, and the Russian General's time on Earth became limited.


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By Ed Scarce — December 21, 2025

Russian General Sergei Kuzovlev was personally awarded the title "Hero of Russia" by Vladimir Putin on December 9. He told Putin on Nov. 20 that Kupyansk was taken. That proved to be a fatal blunder, as soon after, President Zelensky went to Kupyansk himself to call out the Russian bullshit, barely a couple of kilometers from the Russian fighting forces, and the Russian General's time on Earth became limited.

His wife found his body on December 17, the cause of death unknown.



Russian General Sergei Kuzovlev was awarded the title "Hero of Russia" after reporting to Putin that he had supposedly gained complete control of Kupyansk. Ukrainian troops are holding the city firmly.......................



Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/12/russian-general-who-received-hero-russia



My guess is that Putin was embarrassed by this event--so a head had to roll.



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