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Fuming Putin fires generals over invasion losses, says Ukraine
[NYPOST] Enraged Russian President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...has gone on a tear, firing as many as eight generals over Moscow’s military losses in the invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s defense chief claims. Ukraine Defense Secretary Oleksiy Danilov made the claim on Ukrainian TV Wednesday, according to the newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda. "[The enemy] had about 8 generals removed from their posts because they did not complete the task. New ones have been appointed," Danilov said. "We clearly understand what is happening in the Russian Federation," he added. "What’s more, I can tell they’re desperate.The claims by Danilov come amid other indications that all is not well in Moscow. A March 1 report from independent Russian journalist Farida Rustamova claimed that Kremlin insiders were privately declaring the invasion "a clusterf—k." Posted by: Fred 2022-03-11 |
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