Separate continuous count by the USF Commander — rf commanders at the level of brigade commander and above (kombrig / division commander / army commander), whose elimination he personally confirmed on the channel; the list below includes only cases announced by the USF Commander himself, with selection threshold at brigade commander level.
The USF Commander keeps a separate count — alongside the general manpower tally — specifically for commanders at brigade level and above: the loss of a formation commander has a different command effect than the loss of rank-and-file personnel, because it knocks out a link in the planning and control chain of an entire brigade, division, or army, not a single frontline position. This is why on the Commander's channel this count is announced as a separate number, rather than dissolved into the overall manpower loss tally.
Of seven confirmed cases the Commander named one by name: russian federation general Anton Grunis (callsign "Grozny"), whom putin publicly praised with the words "A man with a Lithuanian surname, born in Kazan, fights brilliantly" after his July report on the complete capture of Kostiantynivka (the Commander does not confirm the claim of complete capture of Kostiantynivka). In the same post the Commander wrote:
"General Grunis was liquidated by the 'awards' retribution unit of USF Birds on 12 September 2026 in a night lair on TOT of Donetsk oblast. The seventh confirmed commander at brigade / division / army level, dispatched by USF Birds."Robert Brovdi (Magyar), t.me/robert_magyar/2821, 16.09.2026
On the Commander's channel the previous six cases were not named separately; the list has been requested from the USF media service.
The row below is the only one of the seven claimed for which the USF Commander named the name, date, and unit on his channel; the victim's position/formation is not specified in the post itself, so this column presents media clarifications separately from the post text.
| № | Name and rank | Position / formation | Liquidation date | Announced | USF unit (per post) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Anton Grunis (callsign "Grozny") general (per post text; media clarify — major general) | commander of the 4th separate motorized rifle brigade rf (detail confirmed by media — NV, ZN.ua, UNIAN, Glavcom, slovoidilo.ua; post №2821 itself does not name the position, only the fact of the report to Putin about the "capture" of Kostiantynivka and the award of Hero of russia on 27.08.2026) | 2026-09-12 | 2026-09-16 | Birds of the 427th USF Brigade "Rarog" | post №2821↗ |
7 claimed by USF Commander (post №2821) · 1 established by name.
The USF Commander announced on his channel that General Grunis had been liquidated, calling him the seventh confirmed commander at brigade / division / army level eliminated by USF Birds.
Source: post №2821, 16.09.2026
According to the Commander's statement, General Grunis was liquidated in a night lair on temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk oblast by Birds of the 427th USF Brigade "Rarog".
Source: post №2821 (event described in the same post, announced 16.09.2026)
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