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The former chief of staff of the armed forces of the RF, General of the army Anatoly Kvashnin, died today in Moscow, reports TASS with reference to Nikolai Deryabin, chief of staff of the Russian military chiefs' Club.
“ Army General Kvashnin has died today of covid ', & ndash; said the agency contact.
He clarified that the time and place of Kvashnin's funeral would be determined by his family.
The general was 75 years old. He served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the RF from 1997 to 2004.
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