Apparently the picture was displayed on a number of sources, and supposedly each one introduced Gen Pavel (his first name) coming out of retirement to enter the war. The Daily Star quoted an anonymous “senior intelligence source” for the article. No name, just source.
It was picked up by virtually every other tabloid in the UK and by a lot of international newspapers. In Belgium @HLN_BE also ran the story: archive.ph/166h9. Putin may be grasping at straws for support by his own people so he provided a “bigger than life” military leader riding in dressed in an incorrect uniform willing to come out and give his all for the cause.
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The fact that the fair story was picked by many sources doesn’t make it true.