Russian generals turning on one another to avoid ‘purge’

Moscow’s military top brass being blamed for Ukraine ‘quagmire’, defence minister says

Vladimir Putin during meetings at the Kremlin
Vladimir Putin during meetings at the Kremlin
(Image credit: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian generals are “turning in on themselves” as the war in Ukraine turns into a “disaster”, the UK defence secretary has claimed.

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