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Russia issues no comment over rumours Putin's top war commander General Valery Gerasimov has been killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Crimea
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia issues no comment over rumours Putin's top war commander General Valery Gerasimov has been killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Crimea

Daily Mail  

Russia has yet to comment on a swirl of unconfirmed rumours that Vladimir Putin's top war commander General Valery Gerasimov was killed in a strike on a military command post in Crimea on Thursday. Ukraine claims to have struck two major Russian military bases in the occupied Crimea, in what Putin-appointed Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev described as 'the biggest attack to …

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Vladimir Putin faced an unprecedented challenge to his authority. What could his eventual end look like?
1 year, 5 months ago

Vladimir Putin faced an unprecedented challenge to his authority. What could his eventual end look like?

ABC  

When Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged his leader and former friend, he fractured the hard edge of Vladimir Putin's power. "Russia's political landscape has changed fundamentally, with Putin's uncontested reign over," leading Russia expert and former ambassador to Moscow Peter Tesch wrote for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. "It was not just Prigozhin's private army which was marching on the highway, but …

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Who is Russia’s new Ukraine war commander Valery Gerasimov?
1 year, 11 months ago

Who is Russia’s new Ukraine war commander Valery Gerasimov?

Al Jazeera  

The seniority of the new general in charge reflects the war’s expansion and need to improve organisation and command. President Vladimir Putin’s defence minister has appointed Russia’s most senior general, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, 67, to lead its war in Ukraine. Gerasimov’s deputies will be Army General Sergei Surovikin, the previous theatre commander, appointed three months ago …

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Furious Putin shows his rage at Russia's failing war effort as he demotes 'General Armageddon'
1 year, 11 months ago

Furious Putin shows his rage at Russia's failing war effort as he demotes 'General Armageddon'

Daily Mail  

Denis Manturov was blasted for failing to procure military and civilian planes An enraged Putin also publicly humiliated one of his deputy prime ministers He was replaced by his heavily criticised understudy Gen. Valery Gerasimov Sergei Surovikin was demoted yesterday after just three months in command Vladimir Putin ordered yet another shake-up of his war cabinet yesterday, demoting the head …

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Russian President Putin's closest aides under spotlight after invasion of Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian President Putin's closest aides under spotlight after invasion of Ukraine

India Today  

Two days before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, a video of President Vladimir Putin started doing the rounds on social media. President Putin with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov in Moscow on Feb 27, 2022 | AP This has led to speculation about differences of opinion between the …

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Putin looks bloated and ashen at Kremlin amid global condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin looks bloated and ashen at Kremlin amid global condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin was said to be looking 'ashen and bloated' in a meeting today as the global condemnation of his invasion of Ukraine continued. Earlier China's foreign minister dealt a further blow to the isolated Putin when he said he 'deeply regrets' Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The rogues' gallery of henchmen including spy chief who 'approved' Litvinenko poisoning who could …

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