A Russian Air Force General was killed in an air raid in the Luhansk region, 

The death of Major General of the Russian Air Force Kanamat Botashev has been verified by the authorities of Russia’s Karachay-Cherkess Republic. He was 63 years old at the time. The announcement of his death was made on the Karachay urban district administration’s website.

“On June 2, a ceremony will be held on the Central Square of Karachaevsk to bid farewell to retired Major General of the Russian Air Force Kanamat Botashev, who died heroically while performing his military duty,” the message says.

Botashev was killed in an air rad mission over the Luhansk region on May 22, according to the Baza Telegram channel. The pilot did not have time to eject after his plane was shot down.

Rashid Temrezov, the president of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, revealed that the pilot died during the special operation in Ukraine for which he had volunteered.

“Our fellow countryman died valiantly defending Russia’s interests, having accomplished his combat assignment,” the official stated on his Telegram channel.

On February 24, Russia began a military operation in Ukraine. The operation’s purpose is to demilitarize and de-nazify Ukraine.