NEW: Ukrainian troops have killed Russian Lt. Gen. Andrei Mordvichev in combat, commander of the 8th General Army of πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Southern Military District: Ukraine military statement.

Mordvichev would be the 5th πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί general & highest-ranking officer killed in πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ in 23 days of war.

— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) March 19, 2022