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☆ Ukraine appears to be gunning for a top Russian battlefield commander who has had an unusual run as a military leader
  + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Ukraine appears to be gunning for him as Kyiv's military makes pushes in his area of control. According to several prominent Russian military bloggers and independent Russian media reporting, the Ukrainian military fired long-range missiles last week at the Dnepr battlegroup's headquarters. Astra, the independent Russian publication, reported that Ukrainian missiles hit command posts belonging to the Dnepr group in Strilkove that same day. As the Russian military bloggers noted, the timing of the strikes fall in line with an uptick in Ukrainian assaults around the Dnipro. "Teplinsky's appointment is likely an indication of increased pressure on Russian forces defending the area," Britain's defense ministry said in late October.
Persons: Gen, Mikhail Teplinsky, gunning, —, Moscow's, Rybar, ROMAN PILIPEY, Teplinsky —, Russia's ultranationalists, Vladimir Putin, Teplinsky, Oleg Makarevich Organizations: Service, Moscow's VDV Airborne Forces, Dnepr, Ukraine, Storm, Russian, Neptune, Telegram, Astra, Getty, Wagner Group, Kremlin ., Institute for, Ukrainian, Command, Special Operations Forces of, Armed Forces of, Facebook, Dnipro, Kyiv Locations: Russian, Col, Ukraine, Kherson, that's, Azov, Dnipro, Ukrainian, AFP, Teplinsky, Russia, Kremlin . Russian, Washington, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kherson Oblast
☆ Russia's using its elite paratroopers in an unusual way to hold the line, leaving the force 'airborne in name only,' war analysts say
  + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Russia is relying on its elite paratroopers, the VDV, to defend against Ukraine's counteroffensive. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia has turned to its elite paratroopers, the VDV Airborne Forces, to help defend against Ukraine's battlefield advances. As so-called "elite" Russian forces have taken losses, they have at times been backfilled with poorly-trained replacements, degrading the overall capability of the unit. Since those figures were released, VDV units have been transferred to support Moscow's defensive efforts in the face of Ukraine's pressing counteroffensive. The VDV is one of several elite units to suffer severe casualties during the war as Moscow has relied heavily on them.
Persons: —, Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu, Diego Herrera Carcedo, Gen, Mikhail Teplinsky Organizations: Ukraine's, Service, VDV Airborne Forces, Russian, Institute for, Victory, Russian MoD, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Paratroopers, Rifle Brigade, 155th Naval Infantry Brigade Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, Russian, Alabino, Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Kherson, Luhansk, Kyiv
☆ Ukraine killed 49 elite Russian paratroopers in a single day — and Russia refused to retrieve the bodies, ISW report says
  + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ukrainian forces reportedly killed 49 elite Russian paratroopers in a single day of fighting. A Russian blogger posted an audio recording of a soldier saying he would retrieve the bodies himself. It cited a Russian military blogger who posted a recording purporting to be from a soldier in the unit which suffered the loses, the Russian 247th VDV Regiment. The 247th regiment is part of Russia's 7th Guards Mountain Airborne (VDV) Division, which have long been considered to be among Russia's elite. The ISW previously reported that elements of Russia's VDV Forces had been redeployed to the Robotyne area to stop Ukraine's advance.
Organizations: Russian, Service, Russian 247th VDV Regiment, VDV Division, VDV Airborne Forces, Forces Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, Staromayorske, Donetsk, Ukraine, Russia, Russia's, Robotyne
☆ Russia is throwing away elite forces it will likely need later, like paratroopers, trying to blunt Ukraine's counteroffensive
  + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Russia has sent its elite paratroopers to curb Ukraine's advancing counteroffensive. But in doing so, Moscow appears to be throwing away soldiers it may need later. Russian VDV units have been transferred from the Kherson and Luhansk regions to support Russia's defensive efforts in Zaporizhzhia and Bakhmut, respectively. The VDV is just one of a number of so-called "elite" Russian units that have been battered over the course of the war. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe VDV were part of early operations and were heavily utilized at the start of the war, which Russia largely botched.
Persons: ISW, Efrem, Moscow's Organizations: VDV Airborne Forces, Service, Institute for, 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, AP Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Moscow, Washington, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia region, Kyiv
☆ The Kremlin won't admit how many soldiers have died in Ukraine, but researchers have now identified 30,000 dead Russians by name
  + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Researchers have identified more than 30,000 Russians killed fighting in Ukraine. More than 1,300 dead soldiers were identified in the last two weeks alone, they said. But researchers working with the BBC say they have now identified — by name — more than 30,000 dead Russian soldiers, including more than 1,300 in the last two weeks alone. More than 5,600 inmates have been identified as killed in Ukraine. At least 9,000 civilians have also been killed in Ukraine, according to the United Nations, most in areas targeted by Russian forces.
Persons: Mediazona, Wagner, Gen, Mikhail Teplinsky, Teplinsky's, Dmitry Peskov Organizations: Service, VDV Airborne Forces, Russia — Kremlin, United Nations, Russian Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Zaporizhzhia, Russia —
☆ At least half of the 30,000 elite paratroopers Russia deployed in Ukraine have been killed or wounded, UK intel says
  + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Half of Russia's elite paratroopers in Ukraine have been killed or wounded in battle, UK intel said. It is unclear how exactly the figures were calculated by the British intelligence service. "More than 5,000 wounded paratroopers returned to the front after treatment, and more than 3,500 of our wounded refused to leave the front line," Teplinsky said. It is unclear how exactly the figures were calculated by the British intelligence service. Teplinsky video was eventually removed without explanation several hours later, likely at the request of the Kremlin's military leadership, Insider's Jake Epstein previously reported.
Persons: Russia's, Gen, Mikhail Teplinsky, Russian Ministry of Defense — Teplinsky, Teplinsky, Insider's Jake Epstein, — Organizations: intel, Service, British Ministry of Defense, Russia's VDV Airborne Forces, Zvezda —, Russian Ministry of Defense, BBC Russian Service Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Wall, Silicon, Russia
☆ A top Russian general's rare admission that his elite paratroopers suffered heavy casualties in Ukraine was mysteriously removed
  + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
A top Russian general admitted his elite paratroopers suffered thousands of casualties in Ukraine. It's unclear exactly how many casualties Russian forces have suffered during the Ukraine war. Favorited by Russian ultranationalists, Teplinsky oversaw successful combat operations last year but was eventually dismissed from his leadership role. This prompted some insubordination from the Russian airborne commander, who even expressed his frustration with Moscow's military brass directly to Putin. The elite paratroopers suffered heavy losses early on and continued to struggle in the months that followed.
Persons: Gen, Mikhail Teplinsky, Russia's, Teplinsky, Teplinksy, VDV, Vladimir Putin, Gian Marco Benedetto, —, Putin Organizations: Service, Russia's VDV Airborne Forces, Moscow Times, Zvezda, Airborne Forces, Anadolu Agency, Getty, BBC Russian Service, Wagner Group, Institute for Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhya, Washington
☆ 'Chaos' is fueling fights among Putin's top commanders. These are the players battling for power.
  + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +14 min
More than three weeks after the historic challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin's authority, there's still internal power plays and high-level purges in motion. "We are seeing a lot of military formations and military figures that are pushing for their own objectives." For example, in Kadyrov's case, he may be pushing for control to shield his fighters from the battlefield in Ukraine and send conventional Russian forces instead. Consequences for disobedienceInsubordination against Moscow's military leadership, such as Teplinsky's criticisms or the Wagner's rebellion, has undermined Russian military leaders but has also come with consequences for members of the anti-Gerasimov camp. The instability increasingly endemic to the Russian military comes as the Ukrainians try to break through their defensive lines.
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☆ As Ukrainian forces recaptured a key town, another elite Russian unit appears to have gone through 'the meat grinder'
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Russian troops in Lyman and those who retreated took heavy losses, including an elite GRU unit. In just a few days, Ukrainian forces liberated hundreds of square miles of territory and scores of villages. Its cadre of Spetsnaz commandos is among the best in the Russian military. Competent special operators require years of basic and advanced military training, as well as training tailored to their mission sets. The Russian military as a whole is taking a battering in Ukraine, though casualty estimates vary widely.
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