Putin purges generals and top spies as Ukraine war losses mount
Putin fires several generals and places two high ranking intelligence officials under house arrest.
Israel National News 14.03.22
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun purging the top ranks of the military and intelligence sectors, firing several generals and placing two high ranking spies under house arrest.
The moves came after a disastrous week for Russian forces in Ukraine. So far, thousands of Russian soldiers have reportedly been killed in the three weeks of fighting, including around 10 high ranking officers.
According to the Washington Examiner, Putin appears to be blaming the inability of Russian forces to quickly defeat Ukrainian defenses on the foreign intelligence arm of the Federal Security Service (FSB).
Reports state that Putin appears to be placing blame on the agency, known as the Fifth Service, for convincing the Russian leader that winning a war with Ukraine would be quick and easy.
On Friday, the Fifth Service’s head, Sergey Beseda, and its deputy, Anatoly Bolyukh, were both placed under house arrest for providing Putin with faulty intelligence, Russian investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov reported.
Soldatov stated that the Fifth Service provided Putin with briefings about the political situation in Ukraine leading up the invasion which at this point in the conflict Putin has realized were incorrect and written to curry his favor.
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