It was reported in the Sunday Times that Sergey Beseda, a Russian spy chief was placed under house arrest in Moscow. Beseda, head of Russia’s foreign intelligence agency the FSB was arrested with his deputy Anatoly Bolukh.

This was confirmed by the investigative website Anatoly.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin is also allegedly firing 8 Russian generals and sending in replacements. The claim was made by Ukraine Defense Secretary Oleksiy Danilov on Ukrainian TV Wednesday. And reported by Ukraine newspaper the Ukrayinska Pravda.

While Putin may be firing Russian generals, the Ukrainians have been killing them.

Putin is said to be angry at the slow progress of his attempt to bring Ukraine to its knees. And he is blaming his own FSB and the Russian military for the public resistance of Ukraine.

Signs invasion not going well

Ukrainians are facing overwhelming odds with thousands of Russian soldiers invading the country. The much smaller Ukraine military is outgunned. 

But Ukraine has been able to strategically damage and stall the invasion. 

There have been confirmed reports of Russia firing on unarmed civilians and bombing hospitals and schools. 

“The enemy had about 8 generals removed from their posts because they did not complete the task. New ones have been appointed,” Danilov said Friday. 

“We clearly understand what is happening in the Russian Federation,” he added. “What’s more, I can tell they’re desperate.”

“He is in a state of being offended and insulted,” said the source, described as a “good acquaintance” of the Russian leader. “It’s a paranoia that has reached the point of absurdity.”

 Russian generals die in Ukraine

In the last week, 3 Russian generals have died. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is continuing to take a heavy toll up-and-down the ranks.

Maj. Gen. Andrei Kolesnikov of the 29th Combined Arms Army was the latest high-ranking Russian death reported by Ukraine’s military Twitter account. It was subsequently confirmed to several media outlets by unnamed Western officials. 

Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, chief of staff of the 41st Army, was killed outside Kharkiv.

And Major General Andrey Sukhovetsky, commanding general of the Russian 7th Airborne division was reportedly picked off by a Ukrainian sniper last week.

Kolesnikov is the 3rd Russian general killed in 14 days of a deadly war.

Invasion continues

Heavily armed Russian troops have been filmed parading a Soviet Union flag as dozens of tanks and armored vehicles allegedly rolled through war-torn Ukraine.

Video of an attack on the column was posted Friday. 

Despite Moscow’s mounting military losses, Russian tanks move closer to Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv. And both civilian and military casualties are getting higher. 

Within Russia, citizens are only allowed to see Russian media. They are not able to view most social media. Independent media is shut down and most foreign journalists have left the country.