Putin spoke with a general, whose death a year ago was reported by…
Putin spoke with a general, whose death a year ago was reported by pro-Kremlin media, Z-blogs, and schools in Dagestan. On Thursday evening, the Kremlin published an audio recording of Vladimir Putin's telephone conversation with the commander of the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Abdulaziz Shikhabidov.
Consensus
- Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Colonel Abduaziz Shikhabydov on August 6.
- Shikhabydov is the commander of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division of the VDV.
- Shikhabydov reported to Putin that his division was carrying out combat tasks on the Drobobolsk direction in Donbass.
- The conversation was published by state agency TASS as an audio recording.
- Shikhabydov's personal documents, including his passport, remain valid.
- Schools in Dagestan held memorial events in May of the previous year in honor of Shikhabydov.
- Some Russian media outlets and z-blogs reported Shikhabydov's death a year prior.
- No official confirmation or denial of Shikhabydov's death was issued.
- Shikhabydov was appointed commander of the 76th Division by Putin in March 2025.
Points of divergence
- Shikhabydov's division was involved in the killings of civilians in Bucha during the full-scale war with Ukraine. — meduza
- The 76th Division was stationed in Bucha after the full-scale invasion in February 2022, and its soldiers participated in the capture of Crimea and battles in Donetsk Oblast since 2014. — tg_agentstvonews
- The photo report about Shikhabydov's funeral was later deleted from a local public page. — meduza
- The memorial event in the 13th Lyceum of Kaspiysk included a memorial corner dedicated to Shikhabydov. — tg_agentstvonews
- Shikhabydov was buried at Troekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow, according to z-bloggers. — meduza
- The 76th Division is referred to as 'legendary' by Putin in the conversation. — tg_agentstvonews
Coverage (2 sources)
- Putin spoke with a paratrooper colonel whom z-bloggers 'buried' last year — Meduza
- Putin spoke with a general, whose death a year ago was reported by pro-Kremlin media, z-blogs, and schools of Dagestan — Агентство. Новости
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