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Vorobyov died "suddenly, at his workplace," according to Ukraine's presidential spokesman, Svyatoslav Tsegolko, who added that the Lieutenant-General had headed the Ukrainian army "on the front line" between 2014 and 2016.
President Petro Poroshenko has expressed his condolences to the deceased man's family.
The general died right after returning to his office from meeting, presidential aide on defense Yury Biryukov wrote on Facebook, adding that he may have died as a result of heart failure.
Vorobyov, who was 55 years old, had "dedicated his entire life to serving his motherland," a post on the official account of Ukraine's General Staff read. Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak has called Vorobyov's death a grievous loss to the nation's army.
Last year, he was appointed as head of the defense university tasked with adapting Ukraine's military education to the current environment, UNIAN news agency reported.
Reader Comments
Given the poor showing of the Kiev run military and the huge loss of soldiers and equipment over the period, I would not be surprised if this was an inside job.
Except it was a true and usable invention of the CIA discussed at the Church Hearings circa 1974. If the 'oh so honorable and civil' West/CIA would create and use such a thing, certainly the Ukranian Nazis wouldn't have a problem with it.
R.C.