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throw-the-towelyesterday at 2:03 PM2 repliesview on HN

Do you remember the name of that Russian commander, by any chance?


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mopsiyesterday at 10:13 PM

If I recall correctly, Vladimir Chirkin (commander-in-chief of Russian ground forces 2012-2013) said that in the 27 November 2025 interview with Yuri Tamantsev on RBC. I went back to verify it, but the entire interview is now missing from both RBC's website and Tamantsev's YouTube channel as well. Only a reupload of the first segment can be found on another YouTube channel.

SanjayMehtayesterday at 3:34 PM

Gen. Oleg Salyukov is/was the ground commander.

I don't believe he's made this statement ever.