Putin dismisses Gerasimov as Chief of General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces 

This was reported by the Daily Mail.

It is noted that an enraged Putin continues to purge Russia's top leadership and is trying to regain full control of the government after Prigozhin's failed coup.

Russian media report that 67-year-old General Valery Gerasimov was removed from the post of Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, not even six months after his appointment. So far, the Kremlin has not officially confirmed the dismissal.

According to the Daily Mail, Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinski may become the new commander of the occupation forces, who will be responsible for the actions of the occupation forces in Ukraine. Prior to that, he commanded the Russian airborne forces. Instead, Gerasimov could allegedly remain in the post of Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

In addition, Putin could have dismissed Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, known as the "Mariupol butcher", and General Rustam Muradov, who failed in the Vuhledar offensive.

Back in late March, ISW analysts reported that the commanders of two military districts in Ukraine had resigned due to the failures of the Russian army in Ukraine. They were Muradov and the commander of the Western Military District, Colonel-General Yevgeny Nikiforov.