Putin falls hard – Many casualties: Commander Pacific Fleet fired

The official reason was that the recently 65-year-old Avakiants had reached the age limit for service in the Russian army. However, there are other examples: Chief of Staff Valeri Gerasimov, for example, who leads the troops as a commander in the war, is already 67 years old. In support of the dismissal, independent Russian media pointed to the heavy losses a naval brigade allegedly suffered in the war in Ukraine.

Fleet armed unannounced
It is not yet known who will succeed Awakjanz, who has held his position since 2012. He only made a name for himself last week when the entire Russian Pacific Fleet was put on alert and ready for action without notice. The training took place on ships not far from Sakhalin Island and the southern Kuril Islands, which have been the subject of dispute with Japan for decades.

Violence also among Russian Ukrainian troops?
According to estimates by the British secret services, the Russian army could also be in turmoil in the occupied territories of Ukraine. An indication of this, according to the current situation report from London, is a message from the Kremlin about a visit by President Vladimir Putin to regional combat troops on the Dnipro River. The designation of these troops as a larger unit named after the Dnipro was new, it said.

London: Heavy casualties force Russia to regroup
At the beginning of the war, the regional combat troops were named after their home districts in Russia. The fact that there is now a supposed new Russian Dnipro combat unit indicates that the army has reorganized itself. The British suspect that the reason for this could be heavy losses. The troops on the Dnipro were probably tasked with defending the southern part of the occupied territory.