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Baltic Fleet commanders fired
Russian Military Reform ^

Posted on 06/29/2016 6:49:25 PM PDT by ameribbean expat

Today, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the commander (Vice Admiral Viktor Kravchuk) and chief of staff (Rear Admiral Sergei Popov) of the Baltic Fleet were both fired for cause, as were several other unnamed senior officials at the fleet. This was the largest mass replacement of senior naval officials in the Russian Navy since the Soviet period.

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TOPICS: Russia
KEYWORDS: balticfleet; purge; purges; russia
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1 posted on 06/29/2016 6:49:25 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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Putin chop.


2 posted on 06/29/2016 6:50:08 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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wonder if it was due to not doing what they were told?


3 posted on 06/29/2016 6:51:15 PM PDT by reed13k
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To: ameribbean expat

Probably caught them not being enthusiastic supporters of homosexuality. That gets our guys in trouble sometimes.


4 posted on 06/29/2016 7:01:13 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that the state deportmentthat up....)
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To: reed13k

The last paragraph of the article, at the link, explains it very well.


5 posted on 06/29/2016 7:02:08 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Red Storm Rising?


6 posted on 06/29/2016 7:06:06 PM PDT by Haiku Guy (New York Senator Kristin Gillibrand will be the next President of the United States)
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Where is the Red October?


7 posted on 06/29/2016 7:07:31 PM PDT by Jim Noble (The polls can have a strong influence on the weak-minded)
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Which says what, exactly?


8 posted on 06/29/2016 7:20:00 PM PDT by Utilizer
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To: ameribbean expat

Their performance was poor, they had no concern for thse that they commanded. The Baltic Fleet removals are a wake up call to the rest of the Russian naval Fleets. get your act together or you too could be out of the Russia navy and lose your gravy train


9 posted on 06/29/2016 7:23:35 PM PDT by hondact200 (Lincoln Freed the Slaves. Obama Enslaves the Free. Trump 2016 - Make America Great Again)
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Exactly. The other hamsters need to get that wheel moving faster...or else


10 posted on 06/29/2016 7:25:35 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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I wonder what the Russians would do if a couple of fishing boats attacked one of their ships?


11 posted on 06/29/2016 7:52:17 PM PDT by ABN 505 (Right is right if nobody is right, and wrong is wrong if everybody is wrong. ~Archbishop Fulton John)
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Not our navy but the Russian navy.big difference.


12 posted on 06/29/2016 7:56:29 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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I don’t think Vlad is a big supporter of the gay lifestyle.

Old school alpha male: likes girls.


13 posted on 06/29/2016 7:59:50 PM PDT by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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It was sarcasm.


14 posted on 06/29/2016 8:01:35 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that the state deportmentthat up....)
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To: ameribbean expat

Sounds like the same thing Obama did right after Benghazi.


15 posted on 06/29/2016 8:19:29 PM PDT by mia
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To: DesertRhino

After I posted I figured that out.Damn.Its the only exercise I get these days jumping to conclusions that is.


16 posted on 06/29/2016 8:36:45 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: UCANSEE2
The last paragraph of the article, at the link, explains it very well.

The fourth sentence in the fifth paragraph also contains a very important message that all homeowners born between 1958 and 1969 should read!

Regards,

17 posted on 06/29/2016 8:47:22 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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pour encouragement les autres


18 posted on 06/29/2016 9:44:52 PM PDT by Belteshazzar (We are not justified by our works but by faith - De Jacob et vita beata 2 +Ambrose of Milan)
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At least they weren’t liquidated, yet.


19 posted on 06/30/2016 2:31:32 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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Today is Induction Day for the Plebes at the USNA. No yelling at them is allowed when they get off the bus at Bancroft Hall.


20 posted on 06/30/2016 7:05:00 AM PDT by ebshumidors
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