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That report of an injury to a Chechen commander comes after yesterday's claim that a top Russian officer had been killed in Ukraine.

The apparent death of Maj Gen Sergei Goryachev was reported on Tuesday by pro-Kremlin military blogger Yuri Kotenok.

A Russian-installed official in an occupied area of Ukraine later acknowledged the report, offering his condolences. "The army has lost one of its brightest and most effective military commanders, who combined the highest professionalism with personal courage," wrote Vladimir Rogov.

The Kremlin is yet to confirm Goryachev's death, and the BBC has not verified the report itself. However, Russian military bloggers have proven an insightful source of information during the war. Notably, President Vladimir Putin met a group of them yesterday.