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Russian media: Putin fires General Surovikin (kyivindependent.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has removed Army General Sergey Surovikin from his post of Air Force Commander, Russian media reported on Aug. 22. The general was also the deputy commander of the Russian invasion forces in Ukraine.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That's really unfortunate.. Even, or better: especially, Ukraine was happy about him because of his incompetence.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

On the plus side, even if they replace him with someone more competent there's still the inherent disruption that comes from the leadership churn. The new guy will need to learn the ropes right in the middle of everything exploding.

And if he's competent enough, he becomes a threat to Putin. Rinse and repeat.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

He actually was the competent one, so this is a big win.