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| Signs of a top-rank military purge in Russia |
| 2023-07-10 |
| [Asia Times] The worm turns in the still uncertain aftermath of the Wagner Group rebellion against Russia’s top brass Citing Russian media but identifying the Moscow Times, which is not official and often unreliable, the British Daily Mail has published a shock report about a radical change in Russia’s military leadership. According to the story, as published, General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of Russia’s armed forces, and Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov have been purged. The story goes on to say that Gerasimov has been replaced by Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinskiy. A number of other news outlets claim "General Armageddon," Sergey Surovikin, also is missing. |
| Posted by:Abu Uluque |
| #5 Well, they had to do something. Doesn't have to be the right thing. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-07-10 09:19 |
| #4 Still in charge |
| Posted by: badanov 2023-07-10 08:51 |
| #3 Rattlesnakes are warm and cuddly creatures who like to be around other snakes, researchers say |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-10 08:03 |
| #2 And the worst that can happen to General Surovikin is that he is likely in the doghouse. He'll be out before too long. |
| Posted by: badanov 2023-07-10 00:24 |
| #1 Gerasimov has been an incredibly effective field commander for setting the defensive strategy for Russian ground troops. It sounds like Gerasimov was kicked back upstairs, and the new field commander, Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinskiy, is preparing for a new Russian offensive. The stuffing (to use a Russian term) about the difficulty in plumbing Russian military thought is just that: Stuffing. Just my two kopeks. |
| Posted by: badanov 2023-07-10 00:21 |