On the arrest of the former deputy commander for logistics 144th Motorized Rifle Division The 20th Combined Forces Army of the Moscow Military District reported the state-owned Russian news agency Tass.
Dmitry Peshkov arrested. Russians detain their own commander
According to reports from Russian media, the arrest was Colonel Dmitry Peshkovand it was decided by the 235th garrison military court. The commander filed an appeal, which was rejected by the district court.
The official reason for the arrest is misappropriation of food rations intended for soldiers fighting in Ukraine in the Northern Military District. Peshkov did not plead guilty to the charges against him.
He is even threatened 10 years in prison.
The real motivations behind the commander's imprisonment may be completely different. The Institute of War Studies indicates that the actions against Peshkov may be part of an operation aimed at eliminating commanders who they do not show full subordination to the Russian authorities.
The American think tank suggests that punishing Peshkov may also prove to be an example and a lesson for Russian commanders failures at the front. This would be indicated by the defeats of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division in offensive operations in the Luhansk region. Recently, the unit is said to have lost part of the occupied territory.
Uncertain situation on the front towards Pokrovsk
We cannot talk about the Russians' defeats in the case of front line towards Pokrovsk. Analyses by the DeepState project show that the situation in the region is exceptionally difficult for the Ukrainian army. Russia does not spare additional troops that are being transferred to the area, and Ukraine is losing more and more territory.
Ukrainian military observer Konstantin Mashovets noted that Ukrainian forces defending the area in the direction of Pokrovsk, they have worse equipment and protective measuresso they are not yet able to sufficiently slow down the attack of Russian troops.
Maszowiec warned that the Russians were close to achieving an operationally significant breakthrough towards Pokrovsk by the end of August. Currently, enemy forces are concentrating on achieving a breakthrough near the towns of Zhelanne and Novohrodivka, also in the Donetsk region.
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