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'Senior Russian general axed after heavy casualties in battle for town'

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April 06, 2023

VLADIMIR PUTIN is "highly likely" to have axed one of his top generals following Russia's stalled invasion of Ukraine, British defence chiefs said today.

- David Bond

'Senior Russian general axed after heavy casualties in battle for town'

In its daily intelligence update, the Ministry of Defence said Colonel-General Rustam Muradov had probably been dismissed as commander of the Eastern Group of Forces (EGF). The assessment came as the Kremlin's forces continued to suffer heavy losses and setbacks with Ukraine's military putting up fierce resistance using weapons supplied by Western allies.

The MoD intelligence chiefs noted that Col-Gen Muradov's departure would be the most senior military dismissal of the year so far. The MoD said: "The EGF under Muradov has suffered exceptionally heavy casualties in recent months as its poorly-conceived assaults repeatedly failed to capture the Donetsk Oblast town of Vuhledar.

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