Posted on 04/23/2023 3:16:19 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Vladimir Putin has reportedly fired a top admiral because of his refusal to send his sailors to fight in the war against Ukraine.
Admiral Sergei Avakyants, 66, was suddenly stripped of the role of commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet last week during war games involving nuclear bombers ordered by the Kremlin.
Avakyants has been seeking to protect his men from deployment - to prevent them from being cannon fodder - according to Volya and Brief Telegram.
The admiral had repeatedly resisted or subverted orders to send his men to fight in Ukraine.
When forced to do so he allegedly dispatched his most ill-disciplined and unreliable men to the war zone.
'He told Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov [Commander-in-Chief of the Navy] in plain language that he would not let the fleet be ruined - his sailors, trained officers, well-coordinated crews, would not be torn apart,' said a source in the general staff of the Russian armed forces.
He was especially angered at the losses sustained by his elite marines who were forced to go to Ukraine.
Footage in February shows the 155th brigade being defeated at Vuhledar.
'Thirty-one armoured vehicles of the 155th Separate Guards Marine Brigade from the Russian Pacific Fleet were destroyed during an assault on Vuhledar,' reported Moscow Calling military channel at the time.
Earlier 155th brigade marines wrote a letter complaining at the meat grinder tactics of Putin's commanders in Ukraine which saw '300 men killed, wounded and missing' in four days of heavy fighting in Pavlivka.
The admiral's 'discontent grew' as the scale of the losses became worse, it was claimed.
Recently, Avakyants defied the Kremlin's orders and said he would send no more troops while he was in charge of the Pacific Fleet.
He objected to the demand for Ukraine-bound 'infantry formations
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Sure we have
Under O’Biden Xi Soros
How DARE this admiral not be down with the plan to leave Russia to Xi’s tender mercies!
Oh yeah, this worked BRILLIANTLY when Nicholas II sent the Baltic fleet off to fight Japan.
“Reportedly...”
Great journalism.
If only he was as compliant as Admiral Karl Dönitz.
Sounds about right...
This Admiral knows Putin’s days are numbered.
A Marine told me about his combat experience as compared to his training. He said they trained and trained and trained until he was sick of it. Then, after a chaotic ambush he realized that the training had not only saved his life, but the lives of the men with him. They had been molded into a well-oiled machine that responded perfectly even though the situation was not exactly what they’d trained for.
In other words, you can’t take someone who knows how to work on and manage a ship and expect them to do well in ground combat. The admiral was absolutely right in what he did. He also would have known his time of protecting his men was limited.
I would hope his men took advantage of the situation and managed to drift off into another country. (Probably not.)
Tell your Putin to stop bombing Belgorod.
And tell your Tucker Carlson to apologize to President Trump for surrendering to Dominion on Tuesday.
Only fired?
He’ll be back after Putin’s gone.
“Stay off multi-story hotel balconies, Admiral!”
Good to see if true. Vlad is much like Trump, he puts his country first, means what he says, and he is known for firing those that aren’t up to the job.
The best we can hope for is Trumps reelection, none, absolutely none of the Western leaders can even hold a candle to Trump, or Vlad. Two legendary, experienced leaders would no doubt come to an agreement over Biden’s Ukie debacle.
Nice! A sober Russian. Remain so, Sir; you’ll have to be very careful.
You think it wise to turn the Navy personnel into ground troops?
You sound like a RAT what become of freerepublic lately let met guess be truth your are a Desantis support.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.