Pravda, also reported that Russian media organization RBC explained that a standard employee reshuffle procedure was taking place. And that top officials were losing their jobs.
“In modern history, there is no situation comparable in terms of the deaths of generals. … Here, on the Russian side, in two months, we’ve seen at least a dozen, if not more, Russian generals killed,” former supreme allied commander of NATO, Retired Adm. James Stavridis, said in an interview early last month.
The U.K. defense ministry said that Russia had also suffered serious losses of “mid and junior ranking officers” amid the ongoing conflict.
“Brigade and battalion commanders likely deploy forwards into harm’s way because they are held to an uncompromising level of responsibility for their units’ performance. Similarly, junior officers have had to lead to the lowest level tactical actions, as the army lacks the cadre of highly trained and empowered non-commissioned officers (NCOs) who fulfill that role in Western forces,” according to May’s intelligence update from the U.K.
