As a result of the ongoing conflict in Russia, the UK Defence Ministry, on Thursday, reported that one of the Russian war commanders, Lieutenant-General Serhiy Kisel has been suspended by Russia for his failure to capture Kharkiv amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
It revealed this in a series of tweets via its Twitter handle while giving the latest situation in Ukraine.
Kisel commanded the elite 1st Guards Tank Army.
“In recent weeks, Russia has fired senior commanders who are considered to have performed poorly during the opening stages of its invasion of Ukraine,” the UK Defence Ministry tweeted.
“Lieutenant General Serhiy Kisel, who commanded the elite 1st Guards Tank Army, has been suspended for his failure to capture Kharkiv.
“A culture of cover-ups and scape-goating is probably prevalent within the Russian military and security system,” it added.
Military, economic and diplomatic own goals marked the 12th week of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Russia’s retreat from Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, has now pushed Moscow’s forces back to their border 40km away and taken their artillery beyond the city’s range.
Russia seems to be contracting plans for a grand pincer movement around Ukrainian forces in the country’s east, partly because of a lack of manpower.
A particularly humiliating defeat occurred on May 11 when Ukrainian forces inflicted heavy losses on the Russian 74th Motorised Rifle Brigade as it attempted to cross the Siverskyi Donets river in an effort to encircle Ukrainian defenders in Rubizhne.
Satellite images show a destroyed pontoon bridge with clusters of destroyed Russian vehicles on both banks of the river, where Russian forces were caught in transit. Of the 550 Russian troops sent into action, 485 were reportedly wounded or killed, and 80 pieces of equipment were destroyed.
Russian forces also failed to branch out from a bridgehead in Izyum and perform an encirclement.
Ukraine says Russia has lost almost 28,000 troops – 20 percent of the force that launched Moscow’s so-called “special military operation” and as much as 60 percent of the equipment involved in the invasion.
The Ukrainian general staff say some Russian units in the Donbas are at 20 percent of their strength and are being forced to team up with private military companies.