Russia's Dnipro Army Chief Replaced After Ukraine's Cross-Dnipro Success

The Kremlin does not tolerate embarrassment, especially when combined with failure. JL 

Brendan Cole reports in Newsweek:

Colonel General Oleg Makarevich, who had commanded the Dnieper grouping of forces, has been replaced by Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, commander of Russia's Airborne forces. Makarevich had been removed because of "the discrepancy between the real situation and his reports." The Ukrainian "bridgehead" in the settlement of Krynky was probably the reason for Makarevich's removal. In the reshuffle, Teplinsky had been demoted from deputy commander of Russia's forces in Ukraine. Putin visited the Southern Military District (SMD) headquarters on October 19.

A Russian commander in charge of Moscow's fight in southern Ukraine's Kherson region has been replaced due to poor results, it has been reported.

Russian military bloggers have said Colonel General Oleg Makarevich, who had commanded the Dnieper grouping of forces, has been replaced by Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, commander of The Telegram channel Brief posted that, in the reshuffle, Teplinsky had been demoted from deputy commander of Russia's forces in Ukraine, although the independent think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said this has not been verified.

The Telegram account Romanov Light posted that Makarevich had been removed because of "the discrepancy between the real situation and his reports." The post added that the appointment of Teplinsky was "good news for us and bad for our opponents," as he is a favorite among milbloggers.

 

The Kremlin-affiliated milblogger Rybar said that a Ukrainian "bridgehead" in the settlement of Krynky was probably the reason for Makarevich's removal, which the Russian source Brief said took place when Vladimir Putin visited the Southern Military District (SMD) headquarters on October 19.

 

The ISW said on Sunday that Russian milbloggers reported that Ukrainian forces have maintained positions on the left bank and had continued with cross-river attacks, as they unsuccessfully tried to advance east of Kherson City and close to the bank of the Dnieper River.