(28-09-2022, 02:27 PM)Teeth53 Wrote: https://youtu.be/MEgZUh9BOcQ
Russian general in Ukraine removed Major-General Ivan Popov, commander of Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army, criticised strategy on Ukraine, reports say. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff
Valery Gerasimov
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, right, who is said to have removed Major-General Ivan Popov over his criticism of the conduct of Russia's war in Ukraine [File: Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via Reuters]
Moscow’s military leadership has reportedly dismissed Major-General Ivan Popov, commander-in-chief of Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army stationed in southern Ukraine, over his concerns for troops fighting without rest and criticism of Russian battlefield strategy.
“I drew attention to the greatest tragedy of modern war – the lack of artillery reconnaissance and counterstrikes and the multiple deaths and injuries caused by enemy artillery,” Popov said, according to the message circulated on the Telegram channel of Duma legislator Andrei Gurulyov.
Popov, whose unit was fighting in the southern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhia, was harshly critical of his superiors.
“The soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces could not break through our front, but from behind the commander-in-chief dealt us a treacherous blow by decapitating the army at the most critical and tense moment,” Popov said in his message.
Major General Ivan Popov, who commanded Russia's 58th Combined Arms Army, is seen in this image released on June 9, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS.
Russian media outlet RBC reported that Popov said he had to choose between staying silent or speaking out about conditions on the