The Russian special operation in Ukraine has not gone according to plan for a long time, and Vladimir Putin is trying to find an excuse for the failure, regularly hiding behind goodwill gestures. The head of the Kremlin considers Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to be the main culprit of the unsuccessful offensive of the Russian army. The latter lost the trust of the dictator and actually ceased to direct the actions of the military in Ukraine. This is reported by the publication "

Journalists, citing their own sources close to the Russian General Staff, claim that Putin stopped listening to Shoigu's advice after the minister's "

At the beginning of the war, Shoigu, together with the FSB, misinformed Putin about the course of events at the front, talking about the “successes” of his army. According to his plan, the Russians were to capture Ukraine quickly and exclusively with the help of contract soldiers, without the involvement of additional units and mobilization. The frivolity of the general eventually became obvious to everyone, including Putin.

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After the failure of the blitzkrieg, Shoigu lost the confidence of the Russian president. It got to the point that Putin independently began to lead the troops, but this did not add to the effectiveness of the occupying army. Therefore, the Kremlin dictator decided to rely on the heads of certain areas, thus bypassing Shoigu himself, who now turned out to be unnecessary.

Also, the sources of " As an example, they cite the appointment in June of this year as the commander of the airborne troops, Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky, who is the "

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Earlier it was reported that Putin not only wants to seize power in Kyiv, but also wants to show the impotence of NATO.

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