Ukraine news latest – Russian general tests ‘how far Putin will tolerate failure’ after Donbas defeat

RUSSIAN General Valery Gerasimov is testing Vladimir Putin’s patience after he failed on the project of gaining Moscow full control of the Donbas region in Ukraine. The General took personal command of the Chief of the General Staff (CGS)’s “special military operation” in Ukraine on January 11, 2023, with the aim of launching a winter offensive. However, this attack failed after Russia lost thousands of soldiers and equipment in battle, weakening its forces. The Ministry of Defence reported: “On several axes across the Donbas front, Russian forces have made only marginal gains at the cost of tens of thousands of casualties, largely squandering its temporary advantage in personnel gained from the autumn’s ‘partial mobilisation’.” The MoD claimed that Gerasimov “is pushing the limits of how far Russia’s political leadership will tolerate failure” after spending 10 years at the CSG. Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…