Did yet another Russian general die? Hmm.

Yakov Rezantsev

They say the first casualty of war is invariably "truth." It's almost impossible to know with any certainty what is real and what is CNN (aka fake news).

According to Ukraine's defense ministry, another Russian general, Lt. Gen. Yakov Rezantsev, was killed in a strike near Kherson in the south. Rezantsev was commander of Russia's 49th combined army, his favorite color was red, his favorite song was "They Ain't Makin' Nazis Like Hitler Anymore," and his favorite pastime, according to his Tinder account was long, quiet walks on the beach counting dead Ukrainian citizens.

But is young Yakov really dead or is this just another piece of Ukrainian propaganda designed to strike fear in the hearts of Russian conscripts and hope in the hearts of Ukrainian fighters? Either way, it shows us all how horrible war is and how this still can be a feel-good story for Ukraine.

According to an anonymous Western official, Rezantsev is supposedly the seventh general to bite the Ukrainian dust and travel to that borscht belt in the sky. He is the second lieutenant general, the highest rank officer, to be killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

It's believed by some that due to the low morale among the Russian troops, high ranking staff feel as if they need to be closer to the front line of the fighting.

In an intercepted conversation by Ukraine, a Russian soldier complained that the allegedly now dead Resantsev bragged the war would be over within hours, merely four days after Russian started it.

Ukrainian media reported on Friday that the general was killed at the Chornobaivka airbase near Kherson, which Russia is using as a command post and has been attacked by Ukraine's military several times. 

Another lieutenant general, Andrei Mordvichev, was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian strike on the same base.

Generals are dropping like flies, if you believe that. But would you be surprised to discover after the war is over that at least a few of those "dead" generals are up and about?

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At least in one case, that of Maj. Gen. Magomed Tushayev [aka "The Mag Tush"] of the Chechen national guard, his death has been disputed.

It is not normal procedure for such high ranking Russian officers to put themselves in danger. That's a job for the young troops with no political sway. But it actually makes sense that they have gone closer to the danger because of the low morale, and what can cheer a private in the Russian army up more than seeing an old fart general getting whacked instead of him?

But seven generals? That's a tough one to believe, but we shall eventually learn the truth.

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