Ukraine President Zelensky. SKY News
Reuters: Zelenskiy Fires a Top Ukrainian Military Commander, No Reason Given
(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday fired a senior military commander helping lead the fight against Russian troops in the country's embattled east but gave no reason for the move.
In a one-line decree, Zelenskiy announced the dismissal of Eduard Moskalyov as commander of the joint forces of Ukraine, which are engaged in battles in the Donbas region.
Zelenskiy mentioned Moskalyov in a daily address on Friday when listing the military commanders he had spoken to.
Moskalyov had been in the post since March 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. Neither the joint forces' Facebook nor Twitter accounts made any mention of the dismissal.
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Update #1: Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks top Ukrainian commander without giving a reason (SKY News)
Update #2: Zelensky dismissed Moskalev from the post of commander of the operation in the Donbass (Eastern Herald)
WNU editor: The battle for the city of Bakhmut has been ongoing since May of last year. While Russian casualties to take the city has been in the thousands, I have been hearing even worse numbers from people I trust on the Ukrainian side. Tens of thousands killed. Untold more wounded. The reason for this lopsided casualty count is due to the massive Russian advantage in artillery. According to some reports, for every shell the Ukraine side fires at the Russian side, the Russians lob 10 to 15. You cannot win in a war of attrition when your enemy has such a decided advantage in firepower.
And it gets worse,
According to some reports there are currently 7,000 soldiers on the verge of being tapped in the city, and thousands more in the regions outside of the city who are about to be enveloped in the current Russian pincer assault. As this blog reported yesterday (link here). If these soldiers do not evacuate in the coming days, we may soon see 10,000+ Ukrainian soldiers surrendering.
So is the dismissal of Eduard Moskalyov as commander of the joint forces of Ukraine, who is/was also the commander directly engaged in battles in the Donbas region, being done to blame him for this military disaster? You betcha.
A prediction.
Once the fall of Bakhmut has been acknowledged by the Ukraine government, do not be surprised if Ukrainian forces launch an attack on Transniestria to divert the public's attention away from this military defeat .... Kremlin Doubles Down On Claims That Ukraine Is Preparing To Attack Transnistria (February 24, 2023).
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