Russian Commanders News Today

Russia's army in Ukraine lacks the huge size its warfighting doctrine demands, and it's been too rigid to readily adapt new tactics.

The Nepalese soldiers, assigned to military unit number 29328 of Russia's Armed Forces, are deserting due to heavy losses, non-payment of salaries, and commanders' abuse, "including executions for refusing to follow orders," Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) said on May 1.

Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have suggested that Russia may concentrate a large-scale offensive in the western part of Donetsk Oblast in late spring or summer, adding that Russian troops will be able to launch an offensive in only one operational area.

The CIA has built 12 “secret spy bases” along the Russian border in Ukraine which act as the “nerve centre” of Kyiv’s military, an investigation has revealed.

A Russian intelligence network is operating widely throughout Europe, Ukrainian politician and diplomat Roman Bezsmertny told Radio NV interview on Feb. 19, referring to the assassination of Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov in Spain.

Ukrainian forces eliminate up to 70% of Russian assault groups attempting to dislodge Ukrainian defenders from a strategic position on the left bank of the Dnipro River, Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Natalia Humeniuk shared these details during a broadcast on FREEDOM TV channel on Feb. 12.

Russian soldiers are suffering from an outbreak of rat-bite fever, Ukraine’s defence intelligence (DIU) has said.

A Ukrainian military service member who provided Russian troops with housing and food was sentenced to 15 years in prison on treason charges, the State Bureau of Investigation reported on Dec. 8.

Russian Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, the deputy commander of the 14th Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces, joins the list of high-ranking Russian commanders killed in Ukraine.

REUTERS/Viacheslav RatynskyiThe Biden administration for the first time said it has evidence the Russian military killed its own soldiers after they disobeyed leaders, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.“We have information that the Russian military has been actively executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders,” Kirby said. “We also have information that Russian commanders are threatening to execute entire units who seek ...