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Blueplanet

(253 posts)
Mon May 9, 2022, 02:41 PM May 2022

General Valery Gerasimov Not Seen at the Parade

According to Newsweek:
https://www.newsweek.com/valery-gerasimov-russian-general-victory-day-parade-missing-1704798#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20BBC%20reported%20and%20several%20military%20experts,usually%20be%20close%20to%20Russian%20President%20Vladimir%20Putin.

No Sign of Top Russian General Valery Gerasimov at Victory Day Parade
"There was seemingly a notable absence from Russia's 'Victory Day' parade in Moscow on Monday—Valery Gerasimov, chief of general staff of the Russian military, was nowhere to be seen."

"However, the BBC reported and several military experts on Twitter noted that Gerasimov was not present during the parade in Moscow. In an event like this, a senior military figure Gerasimov would usually be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin."

Heard that he had been injured in Ukraine, but not able to find any updates on his condition.

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General Valery Gerasimov Not Seen at the Parade (Original Post) Blueplanet May 2022 OP
Another Russian general that I have not noticed. NCjack May 2022 #1
Good question-where is Gen. Aleksandr Dvornikov? Blueplanet May 2022 #3
When I hear this goings on I think of this intro.... mitch96 May 2022 #2

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
1. Another Russian general that I have not noticed.
Mon May 9, 2022, 03:21 PM
May 2022

April 10, 2022 Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, the “butcher of Syria,” was appointed by Putin to oversee the Ukrainian offensive.

April 14, 2022 The Russian warship Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, sank.

Since the sinking, has anyone seen Gen. Dvornikov? He may have been aboard to coordinate army and navy attacks on Ukraine.

Blueplanet

(253 posts)
3. Good question-where is Gen. Aleksandr Dvornikov?
Mon May 9, 2022, 06:01 PM
May 2022

I have not seen any recent information on his whereabouts.

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