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Major General Anton Grunis commanded the 4th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade.
Hero of Russia, commander of the 4th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, Major General Anton Grunis, who was called the one who saved the battle for Bakhmut (new name - Artemovsk), could have become a victim of a strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Details about his death were revealed by war correspondent Yuri Kotenok in his Telegram.
“Two weeks ago he was awarded the gold star of the Hero of Russia by the President of the Russian Federation,” the military correspondent wrote.
Kotenok announced the death of Major General on September 16. The journalist emphasized that Grunis was appointed head of the 4th brigade after its former commander Vyacheslav Makarov passed away.

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