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Vladimir Putin loses three colonels in a single day – taking total Russian losses to 63

RUSSIAN forces have lost three colonels in a single day, taking the total to 63.

Col Sergey Kens, 42, commander of the 810th Separate Marine Brigade was killed in action.

It was not revealed how and where he died.

The death of Col Sergey Kuzminov, paratroop commander with the 106th airborne division, was also confirmed yesterday.

And Lt-Col Aleksey Tikhonov, of the 46th brigade of the National Guard, is said to have died in Kherson region.

Meanwhile, the 60th colonel confirmed to have died, para commander Lt-Col Sergei Moskvichev, 45, has been buried with military honours.

Ukraine said at least one more Russian general has died in a Himars rocket attack — taking the toll to 11.

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