NewsArrest of colonel sparks Kremlin's military shake-up amidst war

Arrest of colonel sparks Kremlin's military shake-up amidst war

On Friday, Colonel Dmytro Peshkov, former deputy commander of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division, was arrested in Russia. He is accused of failures on the front and theft of food rations.

In Russia, a commander was arrested. The reason was given.
In Russia, a commander was arrested. The reason was given.
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Maciej Zubel

3 August 2024 11:03

The American think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assesses that the dismissal of Peshkov fits into a trend visible in the Kremlin aimed at removing officers from the army ranks who show signs of lacking full compliance. Peshkov denies the charges against him.

The 144th Motorized Rifle Division is conducting offensive operations in the Luhansk region. According to analysts, this unit has recently lost some of the territory it occupied to the Ukrainians.

Russia. The number of deserters is increasing

- Sometimes deserters hide in the areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia - says Ivan Chuvilyaev from the Russian movement Go Through the Forest, which supports deserters.

The DW interviewee claims that about 70 per cent of the people who turned to this organisation for help this year are contract soldiers.

Many of those who want to escape are injured. Vladimir chose the easiest escape route: through a hospital in the occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine. In 2022, he was conscripted into the Russian army but refused to sign a contract.

In two years of fighting, Vladimir was hospitalised several times due to injuries. Before returning to the front, he escaped. However, he was caught and tortured in a basement, which his relatives learned about in 2024. His wife recalls that her husband was ultimately forced to sign a contract with the Russian army. He was then sent to an assault brigade in April and soon after died on the front.

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