Senior Russia general 'is sacked by Putin for faking success stories in Ukraine'

A wide successful Russia has been fired aft helium was accused of faking reports of battleground successes successful Ukraine.  

Colonel General Gennady Anashkin had been the commandant of the Russian Army's 'Southern Group' which is fighting in eastbound Ukraine.

A Russian subject blogging channel, Military Informant, has claimed that 'false reports astir supposedly heavy palmy breakthroughs' started to travel from Siversk adjacent to wherever Anashkin's soldiers are warring Ukraine. 

Meanwhile, the pro-Putin Telegram transmission Rybar claimed that Anashkin had uncessceraily killed hundreds of men aft helium sent them to the frontline poorly prepared and ill-equipped for the battle.

The Daily Telegraph reported that the Kremlin oregon the Russian Army were yet to remark connected the alleged sacking. 

State media has reported that a root successful the ministry of defence acknowledged his dismissal but claimed that it was owed to a 'planned rotation'. 

Nevertheless, Russian bloggers person welcomed the removal claiming it could pb to improvements successful subject operations and spot much worth connected the lives of soldiers.

Anashkin was lone appointed commandant of the Russian Army’s Southern Group successful May. 

For his relation successful starring airborne units during Russia's warfare with Georgia successful 2008, helium was made a Hero of Russia, the highest honorary rubric successful the country. 

His alleged sacking comes aft a apical Russian wide was allegedly killed by British Storm Shadow missiles connected November 20. 

The onslaught launched by Ukraine wiped retired Lt-Gen Valery Solodchuk on with 500 North Korean soldiers. 

It besides resulted successful 18 Putin officers being reported mislaid and a further 18 wounded it has been claimed.

This was the archetypal clip UK Storm Shadow missiles had been used blast targets heavy wrong Russia.

It is understood that the pinpoint missiles had hit a Putin bid station and subject installation with the standard of Russian losses present alleged to beryllium enormous.

Russian authorities person not yet confirmed losses which would beryllium grievous to some Russia and North Korea if confirmed, and the reports are yet to beryllium independently verified.

The Storm Shadows were targeted connected November 20 astatine an underground subject installation successful Maryino connected a Tsarist estate, successful Kursk region.