Top admiral reportedly dismissed by Putin for refusing to deploy sailors to war.

It was reported that Vladimir Putin sacked a senior admiral for refusing to send his sailors to fight in the war against Ukraine. Admiral Sergei Avakyants (pictured left), 66, was abruptly stripped of the role of commander of Russia’s Pacific Fleet last week during war games involving nuclear bombers ordered by the Kremlin. Avakyants seeks to protect his men from proliferation – to prevent them from being cannon fodder – according to Volya and Brief Telegram. The admiral repeatedly resisted or reduced orders to send his men to fight in the Ukraine. Read the full story:

Footage from February shows the defeat of the 155th Brigade at Fuldar. The Moscow Call military channel reported at the time that “31 armored vehicles of the 155th Guards Separate Naval Brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet were destroyed during an attack on Voldar”. Earlier, the 155th Marine Brigade wrote a letter complaining about the meat grinder tactics of Putin’s leaders in Ukraine which saw “300 men killed, wounded and missing” in four days of heavy fighting at Pavlevka. It was claimed that the admiral’s “discontent” grew as the losses mounted. Pictured from left to right: Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Sergei Avakyants pictured in 2016 in Russia’s Far East. Read the full story:

Recently, Avakyants defied the Kremlin’s orders and said he would not send more troops when he was in charge of the Pacific Fleet. The report stated that he objected to the request of “infantry formations heading to Ukraine from among the sailors of warships, submarines and auxiliary ships.” For this insubordination, he was dismissed and sent on leave – and would later move into a behind-the-scenes diplomatic role in Moscow. Officials gave various reasons last week for firing one of Russia’s most respected commanders who had been in charge of the Pacific Fleet for more than a decade. Read the full story:

A touching video highlights the graves of countless Marines under his command in Vladivostok who were killed after being sent to Ukraine. Volya said that Avakyantes’ successor, Admiral Victor Lina, had been promoted after he had met his quota of troops for the war when he was in charge of the Baltic Fleet. A military source said, “Simply send Lina as many people as it was determined.” The Avakyants tried with all their might to deviate from this instruction. Lena, on the contrary, did as she was ordered. In December, for this he was awarded the admiral’s epaulettes, which he had long dreamed of. His conversion to the Pacific Fleet was announced last week. Read the full story:

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