Vladimir Putin loses his first military wife in the war in Ukraine as her grieving husband mourns

Corporal Anstasia Savitskaya, 35, a mother of two and beloved wife, has become the next in a long line of top officers to die as a result of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine

Corporal Anastasia Savitskaya, 35, is the first Russian woman to die in Vladimir Putin's war (

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Russia today mourned its first female regular soldier killed in Ukraine.

Corporal Anastasia Savitskaya, 35, is said to have died another day from the appalling war losses of high-ranking officers in Vladimir Putin's forces.

The soldier, wife and mother of two, considered a "true heroine", was buried today in her hometown of Volgograd.

"The deceased became the first military woman to die during the special military operation," said Alexander Strukov, the head of local veterans.

A friend said, "She had dreamed of serving in the military since childhood and signed a contract when she was 18."

Going to war in Ukraine "was his choice".

Her private husband - an unnamed ex-soldier - said at her funeral, "How am I going to live on now?

Her heartbroken husband asked "why did I let you go there" (

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"Why did I let you go?

"Beloved, beautiful, best."

Unlike some Western countries, it is still rare for Russian female soldiers to go to war.

A eulogy at her funeral said, "A woman warrior has always been an exception to the rule.

"But Anastasia, having mastered the home front, fearlessly went to a dangerous species...