He was sent to replace the murdered colonel, and he was killed.

Vladimir Putin has suffered another blow in his bloody war in Ukraine, while losing the 42nd colonel, writes the Daily Mail, records Periscope. Colonel Denis Kozlov, 40-year-old, was the second commander of the 12th Brigade “Red Banner” who was killed in the conflict. Kozlov had replaced Colonel Sergei Porokhyna, 45-member, of [...]
Colonel Denis Kozlov, 40-year-old, was the second commander of the 12th Brigade “Red Banner” who was killed in the conflict.
Kozlov had replaced Colonel Sergei Porokhyna, 45-veycar, who was killed in Ukraine on 14 March.
But the officer was killed on May 11th during a failed attempt to advance the Donbas region, as Ukrainian troops successfully pushed Russian forces back.
Kozlov, who was guarding an area around the river, was killed after a missile attack by Ukrainian forces. /Periscopi/











