Posted on 06/26/2022 10:45:38 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Putin has called an obese general out of retirement to take command of forces in Ukraine after yet another round of purges of top commanders has left him 'scraping the barrel'.
The 20 stone General Pavel, 67, has been summoned from his comfortable life in the Moscow suburbs and told to don his specially-made army fatigues and go to the front lines of eastern Ukraine.
He will now take charge of Russian special forces operating in the region after the unit's former commander was seriously injured in an artillery strike.
A veteran of the Soviet Union's ill-fated invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s and a member of Russia's special forces, General Pavel has let himself go considerably since retirement five years ago.
He is understood to eat five meals a day and polish it all off with a litre of vodka. Since coming back to the service, he has had to have his uniform specially made and he needs to wear two sets of body armour to ensure his torso is protected.
'Most of his best and battle-hardened senior commanders have been killed or injured fighting in Ukraine so he is resorting to sending second rate officers to the front who don't last very long.
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Despite capturing the key city of Severodonetsk yesterday, there have been reports that Putin has now sacked his number one general in Ukraine, ostensibly over the glacial pace of advance of the Russian army's primary thrust to annex the Donbas.
The dismissal of Gen Alexander Dvornikov, rumoured to be a drunk and distrusted by his officers, would mark yet another major shake up of Putin's command structure, and an expression of the dictator's frustration with the state of his war in Ukraine, which he had supposed would be successfully over within four days.
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These DM headlines sound a lot like the msm headlines did about Trump for four years.
Most alcoholics that make it to 67 y/o are typically skinny with a pooch belly.
I’m surprised this man is still alive.
He’s obviously not in good health, but he might be tactically rather competent. Who knows?...
Only 280lbs ?
Obviously, none of these generals will cut it. I suggest that Putin personally lead his troops into battle, and show them how real men fight!
Maybe they’re planning to drop him out an airplane over Kiev. Imagine the crater.
In 2012 30% of the Russian population died from alcohol. That is an absolutely insane amount of people, around 12 million. The USA is only 3.2%
https://qz.com/403307/russia-is-quite-literally-drinking-itself-to-death/
I’d guess 340.
This is 100% fake.
tactical at the buffet
Anyone placing bets on how long he lasts ?
Looks heavier, unless he’s like 5’ 5”.
Fat Bastard was one of my favorite movie characters. The general does look a lot like him.
Damned Koreans ruining the all white top 5...
Seriously though, that is terrible.
No God, no hope, bottoms up?...
If by anything and everything being tactical, then yes.
No matter the country involved, I don’t like seeing men look like such a disgrace in uniform.
Gee, I guess Russia is still losing and not killing Ukrainian “soldiers” at will.
He’s one of those butt-in-the-front types.
This guy would win a fight against our Commander in Chief.
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