Ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2022.03.26 12:32
The Times reported on the 25th (local time) that Russian soldiers killed their commanders in “Gekokujo” when the number of deaths increased during the battle in Ukraine.
According to media reports, Western intelligence officials recently analyzed Colonel Medvejev, who was reportedly killed by a tank, “seems to have been deliberately killed by members.”
Prior to this, Ukrainian media officials reported on Facebook that Colonel Medvejev, the brigade leader of the 37th Independent Guard Vehicle Rifle Brigade, was hit by a tank driven by a member and died.
At that time, the unit lost half of its troops in a battle in Kyiv, west of Kyiv, and a member who was angry at the death of a colleague drove a tank and rushed to Colonel Medvejev. As a result, Colonel Medvejev explained that his legs were injured and he was taken to the hospital.
However, there is also an analysis by overseas media that such a claim has not been confirmed. There are footage of Colonel Medvejev being taken to the hospital on a stretcher, but it has not been confirmed if he died, Guardian said.
This video was released on the 22nd by President Putin’s aide, Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, and Colonel Medvejev was suffering from a stretcher.
On the other hand, Western countries such as Britain have indicated that the morale of Russian troops is gradually declining. The reason is that the war, which was initially thought to end in a short period of time, has been transformed into a de facto attrition warfare, and the loss of troops and food problems are appearing. The United States estimates that the situation has killed about 7,000 Russian troops.
The Times analyzed that Russian military vehicles abandoned in various parts of Ukraine were traces of escape. He also interpreted the recent deaths of seven Russian generals as a result of the demoralization of the generals having to take the lead.