Vladimir Putin has suspended two senior commanders over Russia's failure to capture Kharkiv and the sinking of Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva, during the Ukraine invasion

Russia has fired senior commanders who are considered to have performed poorly during the early stages of the Ukraine invasion, according to British intelligence.

Vladimir Putin is said to have axed two of his military leaders in relation to the failure to capture second city Kharkiv as well as the sinking of Moscow's flagship Moskva.

Lieutenant General Serhiy Kisel, who commanded the elite 1st Guards Tank Army, has been suspended, as has Vice Admiral Igor Osipov, who commanded Russia ’s Black Sea Fleet.

Russian Chief of the General Staff Valeriy Gerasimov, meanwhile, likely remains in a post, but it is unclear whether he "retains the confidence of President Putin", the intelligence says.


A statement from the Ministry of Defence adds: "A culture of coverups and scapegoating is probably prevalent within the Russian military and security system.

"Many officials involved in the invasion of Ukraine will likely be increasingly distracted by efforts to avoid personal culpability for Russia’s operational setbacks."


The 510-crew missile Moskva ship was struck by two Ukrainian missiles and was a major military blow for Russia.

Putin's nation still refuses to acknowledge that dozens and even hundreds of missing sailors on the ship are dead after it sank on April 14.


Kharkiv fell early during the war but in recent weeks, Russian forces have abandoned the area around the city.

"We have some success in these directions," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak told MSNBC this week.

It came as invaders across the country were forced to completely change tact after struggling to gain a central foothold as it moved in on Kyiv.

The capital city has always held firm and Kremlin fighters were eventually ordered to withdraw from the region to focus on the southeast.

However, despite several weeks of further bloody conflict on the new main front in the Donbas border region - which Moscow claims on behalf of separatists - it has made little headway.


Where Putin has seen rare success, is in Mariupol.

After months of daily shell attacks leaving the southern strategic port city almost completely in ruins, 700 Ukrainian fighters have this week surrendered allowing Russia to shore up control.


Kyiv has ordered its garrison in Mariupol to stand down, but the ultimate outcome of Europe's bloodiest battle for decades remains unresolved.

Moscow says it is engaged in a "special military operation" to demilitarise and "denazify" its neighbour.

The West and Kyiv call that a false pretext for invasion.

Around Slovyansk to the north of Donetsk, in the Donbas, Russian forces "suffered significant losses" around the settlement of Velyka Komyshuvakha, according to reports.

Ukrainian forces shelled a border village in Russia's western region of Kursk at dawn on Thursday, killing at least one civilian, regional Russian Governor Roman Starovoit said.

Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said Ukrainian saboteurs had blown up railway tracks ahead of an armoured train carrying Russian troops in the occupied southern city of Melitopol.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-vladimir-putin-suspends-two-27004929.amp

Mr Nonsense.....

No wonder He doesn't have a wife

Buhari should learn from Putin

This is a news that will give putinists heartache

These guys are lucky Putin was in a good mood.

If not, he would have ordered their Assassination.

He is a Bloody Murderer.

Lmao. Well gotta give the ignoramuses the "doublethink" tea to drink.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Gerasimov and the Chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces Millie had a telephone conversation. The generals discussed a number of issues, including the situation in Ukraine, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

The conversation was initiated by the American side.

First they call Shoigu, now Gerasimov. Is Ukraine really winning?

I just knew this dumb ass topic will enter front page.

KillerCrocodile:
These guys are lucky Putin was in a good mood.

If not, he would have ordered their Assassination.

He is a Bloody Murderer.

Calling him a bloody murderer is being nice.

He is a bloody MASS Murderer.

Propaganda has done more harm than the war itself at this stage..

Yet people choose to believe Putin is winning any war.

God help us all

Mad man on the loose

O

Good

Drenimarcus:
Lmao. Well gotta give the ignoramuses the "doublethink" tea to drink.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Gerasimov and the Chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces Millie had a telephone conversation. The generals discussed a number of issues, including the situation in Ukraine, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

The conversation was initiated by the American side.

First they call Shoigu, now Gerasimov. Is Ukraine really winning?

I just knew this dumb ass topic will enter front page.

they are winning on social media.

Putin is fighting just to save his face. he is losing it with Ukraine, how can he even fight Poland?

VBeast

Watch out a yahoo boy slit the throat of his pregnant girlfriend on Facebook

https://kissmyball.com/MlQzbjltNms0eDlSNm8=

bonechamberlain:
they are winning on social media.

Leave them, Russia capturing cities like ants capture sugar. Do you know Visa and Mastercard are working in Russia as i type? Propagandizers gonna propagate.

In other news Russia has been chased out of Ukraine. Azov steal has been recaptured. We need evidence not based on intelligence we saw pictures of Ukrainians army surrendering today and yesterday. No matter of lie runs truth will always catch up keep on the good work MSM

Fake news

If Putin wants to finish Ukraine, let him do it and stop bordering us

Food for Nairaland Russia branch

Ozour nation, the greatest weapon Russia has is its nuclear warhead, that is the only thing they rely on to call themselves superpower.

But since they can't just drip the weapons on Ukraine you can see that their megalomaniac approach to conventional issues has exposed that 'super power' facade and open their bum bum is now open for every superpower with a cock to yansh them.

I thought some nairalanders said the russian soldiers withdrew to restrategize