UK Defence Intelligence has linked Admiral Sokolov's resignation as commander of the Russian Federation's Black Sea Fleet to the loss of many of the fleet's ships, without specifying whether Sokolov is still alive.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has once again threatened the West with an all-out nuclear war if Russia is pushed back to its internationally recognized 1991 borders after the war in Ukraine. In a Telegram post on Sunday, the current deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council reiterated his well-known position that "nuclear powers never lose a war" as long as they defend their homeland. In a short thought experiment, he discussed the case of Ukraine's success in this war. In his o
General Aleksandr Dvornikov, who was tapped by Putin to take charge of the war in Ukraine in April after the failed assault on Kyiv, has been missing for a fortnight, US officials say.
Russian commanders are hesitant to seize the initiative and are deferring decision because they are afraid of being blamed for mistakes, the UK says, which has hobbled Putin s invasion of Ukraine.