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Putin Pressures Russian Military Leadership as Ukraine Counteroffensive Achieves Local Gains

  • Russian President Putin has allegedly given Defense Minister Shoigu 1 month to stop Ukraine's counteroffensive and regain initiative, indicating impatience with military leadership.

  • Putin may be lining up a replacement for Shoigu in Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, sparking power struggles within Russian military.

  • Russia's army continues to perform poorly despite holding significant territory, with Ukraine's counteroffensive achieving local successes.

  • Ukraine is massing forces to exploit gaps in Russian lines near Verbove, possibly enabling advances on key cities like Tokmak and Melitopol.

  • General Tarnavsky says Ukraine's counteroffensive continues to advance, though not as quickly as hoped, with goal of not losing initiative.

newsweek.com
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