..and now Russian media report he's been fired.
https://t.co/JnNGbqCE0q
— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) March 17, 2022
Posted on 03/17/2022 9:25:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Multiple sources report that Vladimir Putin has ordered the arrest and detention of General Roman Gavrilov, the deputy director of Rosgvardiya, or the National Guard of Russia. This National Guard is not to be confused with anything like our National Guard. The Rosgvardia is composed of internal security troops, from police to paratroops and special forces, that report directly to Vladimir Putin and whose responsibility is the stability of the state.
In 2016, President Putin signed a decree that created the National Guard, known in common parlance by its Russian name Rosgvardiya. This did not entail whole new organizations or the recruitment of new troops, but rather a reorganization of existing internal security forces into a separate agency reporting directly to Putin. The most significant change was the transfer of 140,000 Internal Troops from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del: MVD), which formed the base of the new organization. The Ministry of Internal Affairs lost another 40,000 troops in the OMON Special Purpose Mobile detachments (otryad mobilnyi osobennogo naznacheniya: OMON), as well as 12,000 in the Specialized Quick Reaction Forces (spetsialnyi otryad bystrogo reagirovaniya: SOBR). MVD’s moneymaking arm of the Okhrana, which provides government security guards for a fee, was also transferred to the new National Guard.
The Internal Troops, divided into operational brigades, divisions, and special forces detachments, form the bulk of what could be considered a counter-insurgency army. Other forces form motorized units to support the OMON or SOBR, while conscripts fill the bulk of other independent battalions or regiments, largely providing static fixed site security. These forces are distributed among seven regional commands that differ in capability and size. Some reports put the total personnel strength of the Rosgvardiya at approximately 400,000 although exact numbers are unknown.
There were the usual denials, but, for once, they were quickly debunked by Russian media.
..and now Russian media report he's been fired.
https://t.co/JnNGbqCE0q— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) March 17, 2022
As a bonus, Gavrilov was previously in Putin’s personal security service.
Three independent sources report that the deputy chief of Russia’s Rosgvardia (a unit of RU’s interior army which has had tremendous losses in Ukraine), Gen. Roman Gavrilov has been detained by FSB. Gavrilov had also previously worked in FSO, Putin’s security service.
— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) March 17, 2022
What led to this downfall? Probably none of the quasi-official reasons.
One source said he was fired over alleged leaks of military intel which ‘led to loss of life’, while two others said he was cuffed for ‘wasteful squandering of fuel.’
Under Russian doctrine, the Rosgvardiya follows behind the frontline troop to cow civilian populations into submission and suppress any hint of resistance. According to various reports, Rosgvardiya were among the leading elements of the invasion forces, probably due to the Russian intelligence assessment predicting the Ukrainian armed forces would melt away and the people would welcome them. There is good reason this terribly flawed assessment led to the arrest of senior FSB officers earlier this week, see Trouble in Paradise: Putin Arrests Senior FSB Officers Over Ukraine Fiasco. As a result, Putin’s private army suffered heavy losses when facing armed opposition rather than protesting grandmothers. Some theorize that Gavrilov was arrested for mismanaging Rosgvardiya operations and causing unnecessary losses.
Regardless of the reason, a favorite of one of Putin’s inner circle has been arrested. That, alone, is a sign of turmoil within the Kremlin.
This sort of thing is great for Russian morale.
If we know about it, they know about it too.
Great, a political Army, we called them the SS in Germany.
Twitter rumor
General Roman Gavrilov, the Deputy Director of Russia’s National Guard, has resigned: Media Reports
which the soviet union stole from us thanks to the rosenbergs
Yep. Execution was well deserved.
If Putin is arresting his own Praetorians, the man is growing nervous about his continued existence.
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Arrested for wrecking, this all sounds familiar.
[Great, a political Army, we called them the SS in Germany.]
General Roman Gavrilov, the Deputy Director of Russia’s National Guard, has resigned: Media Reports
So ya think he just decided to resign? Wanted to have more time to spend listening to his collection of Simon & Garfunkel albums, did he?
The more time they spend ass-covering, the less time they have for maintaining their logistical tails.
If their forward elements don't get a constant river of fuel and ammunition, they will very soon be in a world of hurt.
A Russian reprise of Hitler’s “Night of the Long Knives”?
General Roman Gavrilov, the deputy director of Rosgvardiya, or the National Guard of Russia....
What about the director?
Sounds like “I shot the deputy, but I did not shoot the sherrif”
Apologies to E Clapton.
For Russia to lead the invasion using their Secret Police Army was really dumb. For Ukraine to eliminate future Dirlewanger brigadiers is definitely smart.
I also think this is completely by accident. This is the most incompetent war the world has seen since I don't know when.
In Soviet Russia, National Guard resign YOU!
I also think this is completely by accident. This is the most incompetent war the world has seen since I don't know when.
Years ago, during the cold war, I remember reading something about USSR military doctrine. One of the things that shocked me was the amount of materiel support a Russian armored division requires during an invasion. The amounts of ammunition and fuel are on the order of several thousand tons PER DAY, per division.
Think of a chain saw blade. That's what an invasion by a Russian armored division is like. Instead of cutting into a huge tree, it is cutting into a country. The tanks, artillery pieces, APCs, fuel trucks, ammo carriers... those are like the little cutter teeth on the blade chain. In order to be effective, those teeth have to be fed into the operation as fast as the chain on a chain saw. If that slows down, the results are disastrous.
"There hasn't been a war run this badly since Olaf the hairy, King of all the Vikings, ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside." - Black Adder
“The Rosgvardia is composed of internal security troops, from police to paratroops and special forces, that report directly to Vladimir Putin and whose responsibility is the stability of the state.”
Known as the IRGC in Iran
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