Putin Fires Three More Of His Generals. That Makes Six Since Invasion

At this point, it's more of a gig than a job. 

Another eleven generals or admirals have been killed by the Ukrainians. Certainly can't blame Russia's Ukrainian invasion problems on old leadership...: JL

Anders Anglesey reports in Newsweek:

Gen. Aleksandr Dvornikov, who had been charged with overall command of the operation in Ukraine, was removed from his post last week. General-Colonel Aleksandr Zhuravlev, who had commanded Russia's Western Military District, was absent from Russia’s Navy Day in St Petersburg a week ago and has likely been replaced. Another general was relieved of command of Southern Grouping Forces. At least six Russian commanders had been dismissed since Russian President Putin ordered the invasion earlier this year.

Russian officials have fired several commanders following the nation's "poor performance" in Ukraine, according to the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The MoD said in a Sunday, August 7, tweet that at least six Russian commanders had been dismissed since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion earlier this year.

Gen. Aleksandr Vladimirovich Dvornikov, who had been charged with overall command of the operation in Ukraine, was removed from his post last week, the ministry said. General-Colonel Aleksandr Zhuravlev, who had commanded Russia's Western Military District since 2018, was absent from Russia’s Navy Day in St Petersburg a week ago and has likely been replaced, the ministry said in its assessment of the war.

Another general was relieved of command of Southern Grouping Forces, the ministry said.

It said: "The poor performance of Russia's armed forces during its invasion of Ukraine has been costly for Russia's military leadership, highly likely resulting in the dismissal of at least six Russian commanders since the start of hostilities in February 2022."

Putin's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had originally stated the goal of his invasion was to "ensure the demilitarization of Ukraine" and "ensure the denazification of Ukraine."

Western leaders dismissed the Kremlin's rationale and many nations and organizations, including the U.S., U.K. and European Union, have supported Ukraine financially and with military aid.

But while Putin had hoped for the swift capture of Kyiv, the Russian war effort has apparently been mired by failures and the loss of many of its soldiers and equipment.

As a result, Putin scaled back the objective of the war and focused Russia's military to Ukraine's eastern and southern regions, which if successfully held would give the country a land bridge to annexed Crimea.