Name Rank Position Date reported Initial report Correction Magomed Tushayev Major General (генерал-майор)[lower-alpha 1] Commander, Chechen National Guard units 26 February 2022[31] Claimed killed during an SBU Alpha Group ambush at a convoy around Hostomel, northwest Kyiv.[32] His death claim was made by the Ukrainian military. This was disputed by the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov who posted a video said to show Tushayev alive[33][34] and a Chechen-based media outlet which posted a video said to be Tushayev denying his death on 16 March 2022.[35] On 30 May, BBC News Russian confirmed he was still alive.[36] Vitaly Gerasimov Major General Chief of Staff, 41st Combined Arms Army 8 March 2022[37] Allegedly killed outside Kharkiv. Had previously been involved in the Second Chechen War, Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war, and 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.[8] CNN said it had not independently verified Gerasimov's death and US officials had not confirmed it.[38] On 23 May, Russian media reported that Gen. Gerasimov was awarded with the Order of Alexander Nevsky while dismissing claims of his death.[39][40] Andrey Mordvichev Lieutenant General[lower-alpha 2] Commander, 8th Guards Combined Arms Army 18 March 2022[41] Claimed killed in a Ukrainian artillery strike on the Chornobayivka airfield in the Kherson Raion, according to "preliminary information" from Ukraine.[42] On 28 March, footage appeared reportedly showing Kadyrov meeting with Mordvichev and other commanders in Mariupol.[43][44] On 30 May, BBC News Russian confirmed he was still alive.[36]