A number of Russian Telegram channels and officials are claiming that the commander of the 20th Combined Arms Army Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov was dismissed. He was also blamed for the heavy losses sustained at Vuhledar in 2023.https://t.co/4futHu5QSy https://t.co/ju2RrF1dbb pic.twitter.com/gKFmq1lkPI
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) May 23, 2024
Another high-ranking official of the Russian MoD - Vladimir Verteletsky has been arrested. Verteletsky was head of the Department for State Defense Procurement.
— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) May 23, 2024
After the recent shake-up in the Russian MoD, military purge ramps up.
Colonel Andrey Kozeechev of the FSB Special Purpose Center's Alfa unit died on May 23, 2023, presumably in Ukraine. He previously fought in the Caucasus and Syria.https://t.co/LqSRYetUKihttps://t.co/4hehx41tS6 pic.twitter.com/pH9k5lqIeY
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) May 23, 2024
Meanwhile in Russia: former State Duma member Elena Panina suggested Moscow should support rival clans in Iran and ensure that pro-Russian politicians come to power. Vladimir Solovyov had to resort to gestures to stop Panina from revealing too much. https://t.co/bxn6iVrL5B
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) May 22, 2024
❗️ Vadim Shamarin, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, has been detained, Russian media reported pic.twitter.com/9LStceD7JE
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 23, 2024
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