Russian general dismissed amid false claims of territorial gains
According to independent Russian bloggers, following recent false reports about the capture of several localities in eastern Ukraine, General Gennady Anashkin has been dismissed. Until now, he was in charge of the "South" military group.
The commander of the Russian "South" military group, General Gennady Anashkin, has been dismissed after false information regarding the capture of several localities in eastern Ukraine was uncovered – reported the Polish Press Agency, citing independent Russian portals quoting military bloggers.
According to Russian bloggers, including Rybar and Kirill Fedorov, Anashkin's dismissal is the result of a scandal involving false reports about the capture of the villages of Serebryanka, Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka, and Verkhn'okam'yans'ke in the Donetsk region.
False information was provided by the commander and chief of staff of the 3rd Luhansk-Severodonetsk Army and commanders of the 6th, 7th, and 123rd brigades of the Russian armed forces to General Anashkin, who then misled his superiors.
Further dismissals in the Russian army
The high command visited the 'liberated' Bilohorivka, which was theoretically supposed to be deep in the rear, as Hryhorivka and Serebryanka were allegedly taken. Then the extent of the deception became clear, which affected not only the media but also the highest headquarters – wrote blogger Rybar.
The "Veteran's Notes" Telegram channel assessed that the problem is systemic and involves more than one section of the front in the war zone. So far, there is no official confirmation of General Anashkin's dismissal.
Rybar also noted that despite unofficial reports regarding the false information, the military system's response took two months to manifest. "From the perspective of the inertia and immobility of the war machine, this is indeed a remarkable achievement," he commented.
