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| Putin fires five more generals: report |
| 2022-06-03 |
| [The Hill] Russian President Vladimir Putin fired a slew of generals earlier this week as Moscow continues to experience losses among its top officers and generals during its invasion of Ukraine. Five top generals — Maj. Gens. Vasily Kukushkin, Alexander Laas, Andrey Lipilin, Alexander Udovenko and Yuri Instrankin — in addition to Police Colonel Emil Musin were fired by the Russian president on Monday, the Russian newspaper Pravda reported, citing a decree extract, which a source close to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia confirmed the authenticity of to the news outlet. Pravda, citing Russian media organization RBC, noted that a standard employee reshuffle procedure accounted for why the top officials had been fired. But the development comes as officials have noted that Russia has suffered an unprecedented loss of top officers and generals. "In modern history, there is no situation comparable in terms of the deaths of generals. ... Here, on the Russian side, in a two-month period, we’ve seen at least a dozen, if not more, Russian generals killed," former supreme allied commander of NATO, Retired Adm. James Stavridis, told John Catsimatidis on WABC 770 AM in an interview early last month. The United Kingdom’s defense ministry also noted that Russia had likely suffered serious losses of "mid and junior ranking officers" amid the ongoing conflict. "Brigade and battalion commanders likely deploy forwards into harm’s way because they are held to an uncompromising level of responsibility for their units’ performance. Similarly, junior officers have had to lead to the lowest level tactical actions, as the army lacks the cadre of highly trained and empowered non-commissioned officers (NCOs) who fulfill that role in Western forces," the ministry said in an intelligence update late last month. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Promotions just got faster. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-06-03 19:22 |
| #3 Clem, that much dedication is either fanaticism or a paycheck. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-06-03 13:51 |
| #2 Is this "fired" as in "retired" with a pension, or something else. The report seems to think that, in western armies, second lieutenants, being officers, are safe. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2022-06-03 11:15 |
| #1 Yes, Russia's running out of everything. They've been running out for years. I read it in, well, every publication everywhere every day forever #5 Time is running out for Russia. It's been running out, well, forever, according to the comical press: 🤡 😂 Russia running out of ‘easy’ oil Nov 28 2021 - RT Why Putin is acting like a man who has run out of time Dec 23 2021 - Guardian Italy could run out of gas due to Russia crisis – analysts Feb 23 2022 - Montel Rubio warns Putin's 'time is running out on this earth' Mar 2 2022 - Washington Examiner Putin is running out of options Mar 3 2022 - New Statesman Russian labs running out of equipment as sanctions begin to bite Mar 7 2022 - Science Business Putin’s depleted army is running out of time Mar 23 2022 - Spectator Russia running out of precision munitions in Ukraine war- Pentagon official Mar 25 2022 - Reuters Pentagon claim: Russia is running out of ammunition. Mar 25 2022 - Sach Khabrain Is the Russian Military running out of Soldiers? Mar 28 2022 - Russia Matters Russia May Be running out of Missiles Mar 29 2022 - Newsmax Russia running out Of Kh-55 Cruise Missiles Which Iran, China Have Apr 3 2022 - IranIntl Putin running out of missiles, jets and tanks because they're made in Ukraine Apr 4 2022 - Mirror Russian billionaires are running out of havens to stash their fortunes Apr 8 2022 - Sydney Morning Herald The Russian army is running out of options Apr 9 2022 - Spectator Is Russia Running Out of Money? Apr 26 2022 - Trustnodes SCORCHED EARTH Now humiliated Putin is running out of MISSILES in desperate bid to defeat Ukraine, UK armed forces chief tells TalkTV May 5 2022 - Sun ‘Struggling’ Vladimir Putin is running out of missiles, UK says May 6 2022 - News.au Putin under intense pressure and could be running out of missiles, says UK army chief May 6 2022 - Mirror EMBARRASSING: Russia Now Running out of Missiles to Make War With May 6 2022 - USSANews Putin could be running out of missiles and is waging a 'logistics war' to keep his forces supplied May 6 2022 - Daily Mail Russia running out of weapons, can be defeated by Ukraine – UK Secretary May 9 2022 - Daily Trust Putin 'running out of bombs' and resorting to 'indiscriminate' civilian attacks, says UK May 9 2022 - Daily Star Russia is running out of precision-guided munitions and may struggle to replenish their stocks, says UK Defense Ministry May 9 2022 - New Voice Of Ukraine Putin is running out of Ideas on What to do Next May 10 2022 - Bloomberg Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is running out of steam, again May 16 2022 - Economist Is Russia running out of missiles? US, Russia send mixed messages May 16 2022 - Jerusalem Post 'Russia is running out of manpower' and Putin may have to shrink his war aims more: national security analyst May 16 2022 - Raw Story Explainer: Is Russia Running Low on Missiles? May 17 2022 - Moscow Times Vladimir Putin is running out of options to avoid defeat in Ukraine May 17 2022 - Atlantic Council Putin is running out of soldiers and resorts to an “army of grandfathers” who retired 10 years ago May 17 2022 - CvvNews Crippled Russia running out of weapons as embarrassing war ending looms 'Shockingly inept' May 21 2022 - Express Vladimir Putin's 'time is running out' and his behaviour has changed, claims expert May 21 2022 - Mirror VLADIMIR PUTIN IS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS TO AVOID DEFEAT IN UKRAINE May 22 2022 - Lucorg Russia ‘running out of ideas’ in 3-month-old war. Can Ukraine win? May 24 2022 - Global News The Russian Army Is Running Out Of Tanks For The War In Ukraine. These 60-Year-Old T-62s Are Proof. May 25 2022 - Forbes Vladimir Putin’s forces are running out of tanks May 27 2022 - Telegraph Exact date Putin's forces will run out of ammunition in Ukraine, according to expert May 31 2022 - Mirror Time is running out for Russia, German economy minister says Jun 2 2022 - Reuters |
| Posted by: Clem Gray7490 2022-06-03 09:08 |