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Report: Russian Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Basenko killed in strike on command post in Done

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 05:10 AM

A Telegram post reported the death of Viktor Basenko, identified as a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Armed Forces and chief of staff for the 25th Combined Arms Army's MTO. He was reportedly killed on August 26 in a strike on a Russian command post in Donetsk.

The post referred to Basenko as a "terrorist" and "war criminal."

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Reported by @exilenova_plus on Telegram.
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Report: Russian Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Basenko killed in strike on command post in Done

@exilenova_plus

The Russian officer was reportedly killed in a strike on a command post.