The Armed Forces of Ukraine claim to have killed more than a dozen senior officers of the Russian Army in three weeks on the battlefields of Ukraine.
At least four Russian generals are believed to have been killed in the first three weeks of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, demonstrating the fierce resistance and heavy casualties that Kremlin forces have faced since then. since the invasion of Ukraine.
According to the BBC, around 20 generals are commanding Russian operations in Ukraine, meaning that if all the reported deaths were confirmed, one in five Russian generals would have been killed in the operation. .
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Mark Cancian, senior adviser to the CSIS International Security Program and a retired Marine colonel, says Russian generals have a tradition of leading troops into battle from their Soviet and Hong Kong origins. army.
But the vulnerability of an invading force makes these officers more vulnerable to shooting, he added.
“Every military realizes they are going to take casualties, so everyone can replace generals down,” Cancian told Military.com. “The Russian generals are probably leading from the front. They’re clearly getting out of there, and there’s an element of vulnerability to that. “
On top of that, the official Russian media acknowledged a large number of losses among senior officers from Colonels to Majors. Separately, several combat units were left without orders at all.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, an insider of President Zelensky said Ukraine has a military intelligence team that specializes in targeting Russian officers.
This person told the newspaper: “They are looking for senior generals, pilots, artillery commanders.
With Ukraine’s military outnumbered, targeting high-ranking individuals can be an important part of information warfare, according to Rita Konaev.
“Assuming there is an element of targeting, this would lift the morale of Ukraine itself. There is an element of victory. It is inspiring.”
