Commander of Russian Eastern Military District is dissatisfied with enormous losses

The commander of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation, Rustam Muradov, is being accused of inept leadership of military operations in Ukraine, which led to heavy losses for the Russian military. Source: Russian media outlet Vazhnye istorii Details: The publication's sources close to the General Staff of the Russian Federation claim that Muradov is rightly accused of ineptly leading the hostilities in Ukraine.

In particular, the unsuccessful offensive in February near the town of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, with heavy losses of people and equipment, could be a decisive reason for the suspension.

According to the source, near Vuhledar, "people were killed for nothing" because the operation was poorly planned - there was neither thorough reconnaissance nor proper artillery training, it was not possible to suppress Ukrainian firing points, and as a result there were significant losses that could have been avoided.

 Background:

• On 7 October 2022, a new commander of the Eastern Military District was appointed in Russia.

  It was Rustam Muradov, who previously commanded Russian troops in the occupied Donbas.

• In early March, the NYT reported that Russia had lost a major tank battle for Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, ambushed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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