{"id":413606,"date":"2022-03-09T00:55:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kremlin-insiders-call-ukraine-war-a-clusterf-k-report\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T00:55:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:55:29","slug":"kremlin-insiders-call-ukraine-war-a-clusterf-k-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kremlin-insiders-call-ukraine-war-a-clusterf-k-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kremlin insiders call Ukraine war a &#8216;clusterf&#8212;k&#8217;: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a292ac5e8fac\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a292ac5e8fac\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kremlin-insiders-call-ukraine-war-a-clusterf-k-report\/#%E2%80%9CKremlin_insiders_call_Ukraine_war_a_%E2%80%98clusterf%E2%80%94k_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kremlin insiders call Ukraine war a &#8216;clusterf&#8212;k&#8217;: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKremlin_insiders_call_Ukraine_war_a_%E2%80%98clusterf%E2%80%94k_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kremlin insiders call Ukraine war a &#8216;clusterf&#8212;k&#8217;: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Another Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> has died, and other senior army officers have either been killed or\u00a0wounded in fighting in Ukraine this week \u2014 only adding to what Kremlin officials are reportedly calling a complete \u201cclusterf\u2013k.\u2019\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Russian Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov and some senior officers were struck down in fighting in Kharkiv on Monday, days after Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky was killed by a sniper, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gur.gov.ua\/content\/pid-kharkovom-likvidovano-heneralmaiora-rosiiskoi-armii.html\">Ukrainian officials said. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The blows to the Russian army\u2019s top echelon occurred even before Russian government officials were already calling Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u201ca clusterf\u2013k,\u201d a report said. <\/p>\n<p>A week ago, Russian journalist Farida Rustamova wrote on Substack that a high-level source told her Kremlin insiders believed the war on Ukraine has been a complete disaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re carefully enunciating the word clusterf\u2013k,\u2019\u2019 she wrote, according to a translation. <\/p>\n<p>Another source told her, \u201cNo one is rejoicing. Many understand that this is a mistake, but in the course of doing their duty, they come up with explanations in order to somehow come to terms with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rustamova, a former BBC and TV Rain journalist, published the report March 1, less than a week after the invasion began.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-027-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Defense Minister of Russia, Sergei Shoigu, left, inspects the troops of Russia and Belarus.\" class=\"wp-image-21458340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-027-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-027-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-027-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Defense Minister Sergie Shoigu has reportedly told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Ukrainian president is a drug addict.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MDRF \/ Polaris<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-WarMap-March7-V2-15.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A map showing the Russian army\u2019s advances in Ukraine.\" class=\"wp-image-21458526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-WarMap-March7-V2-15.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-WarMap-March7-V2-15.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-WarMap-March7-V2-15.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A map showing the Russian army\u2019s advances in Ukraine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She reported that only a small circle close to Putin knew of the imminent invasion, with many assuming the military build-up on Ukraine\u2019s border was a negotiating tactic with the West.<\/p>\n<p>Her reporting also cast doubt on the Russian president\u2019s state of mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is in a state of being offended and insulted,\u201d said a source described as a \u201cgood acquaintance\u201d of Putin. \u201cIt\u2019s paranoia that has reached the point of absurdity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-030-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Russia President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation from Kremlin.\" class=\"wp-image-21458366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-030-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-030-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-030-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian journalist Farida Rustamova\u2019s report questioned if Putin was in a sound state of mind.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EyePress <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPutin now seriously believes what [Defense Minister Sergie] Shoigu and Gerasimov are telling him: about how quickly they\u2019ll take Kyiv, that the Ukrainians are blowing themselves up, that Zelensky is a coke addict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rustamova\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/faridaily.substack.com\/p\/-?s=r\">original report<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ilyalozovsky.substack.com\/p\/what-russian-officials-think-of-the?showWelcome=true&amp;s=w\">translated into English<\/a>\u00a0by Sarajevo-based journalist Ilya Lozovsky.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p><strong>Get the latest<\/strong> <strong>updates<\/strong> <strong>in the Russia-Ukraine conflict with The Post\u2019s live coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>An unnamed\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ukraine-invasion-three-russian-commanders-killed-so-far-and-kyiv-convoy-stuck-in-enormously-large-traffic-jam-western-officials-say-12557606\">Western official had told Sky News<\/a> that it seems Russian army higher-ups are being killed \u201cbecause they\u2019ve had to go further and closer to the front.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s an indication of some degree of frustration and some degree of lack of progress, and they\u2019re trying to impose their sort of personality on the battlefield and putting themselves at personal risk,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-034.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A view shows a destroyed Russian Army all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle in Kharkiv.\" class=\"wp-image-21458378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-034.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-034.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/russian-officials-ukraine-034.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A destroyed Russian Army all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle in Kharkiv.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">VITALIY GNIDYI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rustamova reported that \u201cthe attitude toward the war within the corridors of power is ambiguous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of them are discouraged, frightened, and are making apocalyptic forecasts,\u201d she said, adding that the head of a big Kremlin-backed bank Andrei Kostin is \u201cin mourning\u201d and some members of the Russian assembly are discussing resigning from their seats. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid anyone expect Putin to decide to go to war? Everyone assures me they didn\u2019t,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThey thought that the president was escalating the situation in order to have more trump cards in negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21456464-1646776650253.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Gerasimov and Sukhovetsky headshots\" class=\"wp-image-21458915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21456464-1646776650253.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21456464-1646776650253.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21456464-1646776650253.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, left, and Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky were both killed while invading Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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