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According to pro-Kremlin Russian sources, the best Russian sniper Alexander Kislinsky died in Donetsk at the end of May.
Acid era um sniper of the 22nd Special Forces Brigade, which is part of the Russian Special Forces (SPR) and was stationed in eastern Ukraine. His death was announced on May 24 on Telegram and VKontakte, a Russian social network, Newsweek explained.
A VK account attributed to the SPR confirmed Kislinsky’s death in the Donbass and that the soldier had already been buried in his native Russia.
“He died not only in the fight against Nazism, but also defending the Russian people and Russian land.“, completed the same accountreports Newsweek.
In a video posted to Twitter by researcher Rob Lee, as well as several photos posted on the same social network, a sniper emerges from face covered, camouflage uniform, “Z” on arm and always accompanied by weapons. In the end, the propensity for military service seems to be in his blood: four of Kislinsky’s grandparents fought in The Second World Warwith two survivors and two others died in conflicts.
My grandfather didn’t finish off the Nazi scum, but we’re going to do it,” the soldier said, according to ABC. “They have been hiding in the forest all this time, but now they are out and we are going to send them back.”
The same VK account attributed to the SPR states that the sniper became “very effective combat unitin the Ukrainian conflict. A video posted on Twitter in mid-May talks about several snipersprobably from the same brigade as Kislinsky, in the village of Pinsky near Donetsk.
