[tlozo]

significant number senior Russian officers killed in this war... means that they are leading their troops into battle. Not cowering in some bunker an ocean away, and watching via drone feed.

One of the first objectives when attacking an enemy is to destroy their command and control so it doesn't make these dead Russian officers heroes, but stupid or desperate.

[Reverend Wright]

Sure. Maurice Gamelin and his entire command structure was safe in the Chateau de Vincennes, hundreds of miles from the Front.