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riversedge

(80,823 posts)
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 01:56 PM Dec 2025

Russian General Who Received Hero Of Russia Award For "Capturing Kupyansk" Found Dead

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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Russian General Who Received Hero Of Russia Award For "Capturing Kupyansk" Found Dead (Original Post) riversedge Dec 2025 OP
Window, tea or random street shooting? marble falls Dec 2025 #1
Defenestration is their favorite. Ritabert Dec 2025 #5
Toon ....... riversedge Dec 2025 #8
"Sudden Russian Death Syndrome" eggplant Dec 2025 #9
it's becoming epidemic. The Russians claim he has disappeared with no clues. marble falls Dec 2025 #14
There's always the exploding SUV trick RazorbackExpat Dec 2025 #15
Have you noticed that psychopath KGB agent never looks at the person he shakes hands with.......... turbinetree Dec 2025 #2
umm..... No. I have not noticed that. Not that I have ever looked either. riversedge Dec 2025 #7
Putin is getting more and more desperate. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #3
Just like trump. I think we ought to take these two, stick them in a room together, slightlv Dec 2025 #13
oh well FredGarvin Dec 2025 #4
Kraznov so wants to be able to do this too. erronis Dec 2025 #6
What we don't Know relogic Dec 2025 #11
Hell of a spot the Russian military is in.... paleotn Dec 2025 #10
Oops. The thing is, every office knows he potentially faces the same fate if he makes an error. Great for morale. Martin68 Dec 2025 #12
Bummer. rubbersole Dec 2025 #16

RazorbackExpat

(938 posts)
15. There's always the exploding SUV trick
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 11:51 PM
Dec 2025

like they pulled on Darya Dugina, the Charlie Kirk of Russia.

turbinetree

(27,552 posts)
2. Have you noticed that psychopath KGB agent never looks at the person he shakes hands with..........
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:00 PM
Dec 2025

maybe that should be a warning.................well it can be said one less enabler of war crimes..............

slightlv

(7,790 posts)
13. Just like trump. I think we ought to take these two, stick them in a room together,
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 06:33 PM
Dec 2025

and not open the door until one or both have bit the dust.

 

FredGarvin

(846 posts)
4. oh well
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:05 PM
Dec 2025

Not enough kills apparently.

Meanwhile the whole of Ukraine is being bombarded by Russian missiles and drones every night.

The US initially failed badly and continues to do so in providing weapons systems to Ukraine.

Slow walked since the invasion

relogic

(186 posts)
11. What we don't Know
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 03:48 PM
Dec 2025

From their side it is not inconceivable that some required silencing has been ongoing since…well you can ponder. However, under the current, sometimes desperate, lawless, resource-enabled regime there are no justifiable, moral or ethical obstacles. Think like the Stephen Miller, Hegsbreath and The Fellon actors think and you can’t imagine them not arranging strokes, heart attacks, car accidents, drownings, etc. All such convenient tragedies befallen Trump’s “enemies of the state” should be suspect and investigated. Who is left to do that is another question.

Remember. The LE, military, Surveillance, HSA apparatus is obscenely well-funded and it exists as never before ideologically in support of our now fascist, despotic society.

paleotn

(22,219 posts)
10. Hell of a spot the Russian military is in....
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 03:36 PM
Dec 2025

They have no hope of subduing Ukraine, but dare not tell the truth. And they die if caught publicly lying, which is sometimes inevitable. The better course of action would be to get rid of the middling operative from the Dresden KGB office. That would bring a collective sigh of relief from the Russian populace and the end of the latest regime, if they've been watching them as they go by. In short, Russians are kind of use to that.

Martin68

(27,750 posts)
12. Oops. The thing is, every office knows he potentially faces the same fate if he makes an error. Great for morale.
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 05:53 PM
Dec 2025

Doesn't encourage real loyalty to Putin among the ranks.

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