[5][6][7][2][8] According to Ukrainian analysts, Zavadsky was wounded during his flight from Izium during Ukraine's 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive.

[9] Lenta.ru reported that Zavadsky was killed near Izium in Kharkiv Oblast on 28 November 2023 by one of the Russian military's own landmines in Ukraine.

[10] Zavadsky may have driven a captured Ukrainian vehicle carrying three Russian officers into a minefield while escaping friendly fire from uninformed mortar teams, according to an unconfirmed source.

[4] The location of his death was not certain: the Kyiv Independent was skeptical that it was Izium, noting that the city was "dozens of kilometers" behind the front line in Ukrainian-controlled territory.

[13] On 4 December, Voronezh Oblast governor Alexander Gusev confirmed Zavadsky had died "in the line of duty" in Ukraine, but did not elaborate on details.