{"id":440465,"date":"2022-05-02T01:28:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T22:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/russias-highest-ranking-general-dodges-ukraine-attack-in-secret-trip-to-front-line\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T01:28:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T22:28:48","slug":"russias-highest-ranking-general-dodges-ukraine-attack-in-secret-trip-to-front-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russias-highest-ranking-general-dodges-ukraine-attack-in-secret-trip-to-front-line\/","title":{"rendered":"#Russia&#8217;s highest-ranking general dodges Ukraine attack in secret trip to front line"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a506406eaafe\" 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-6a506406eaafe\" 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\/russias-highest-ranking-general-dodges-ukraine-attack-in-secret-trip-to-front-line\/#%E2%80%9CRussias_highest-ranking_general_dodges_Ukraine_attack_in_secret_trip_to_front_line%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Russia&#8217;s highest-ranking general dodges Ukraine attack in secret trip to front line&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRussias_highest-ranking_general_dodges_Ukraine_attack_in_secret_trip_to_front_line%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Russia&#8217;s highest-ranking general dodges Ukraine attack in secret trip to front line&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Russia\u2019s top <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> went on a secret mission to the war\u2019s front late last week to try to shore up his flailing troops \u2014 and Ukraine attempted to take him out with a rocket but missed, a report said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Gen. Valery Gerasimov \u2014 chief of staff of Russia\u2019s forces and Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s righthand military man \u2014 embarked on the highly unusual and risky journey to the town of Izium to try to \u201cchange the course\u201d of what has been a lackluster offensive, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/01\/world\/europe\/russian-general-dead-valery-gerasimov.html?smid=url-copy\">the New York Times <\/a>said, citing who it described as a senior Ukrainian official and a US official with knowledge of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Russian troops have set up camp in Izium to try to support their gains in the Russia-adjacent Donbas region. <\/p>\n<p>The US official said Gerasimov had been in the region for a \u201ccouple days\u201d when Ukrainian forces caught wind of his visit and launched an attack Saturday evening on a local school that had been taken over by Russian forces and which the general had been hunkered down in earlier in the day, the Times said. <\/p>\n<p>By the time of the Ukrainian attack, the general had already left to return to Russia, the outlet said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22119395028235.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A police officer inspects a destroyed area following a Russian missiles attack on Thursday in Fastov, south of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-22103928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22119395028235.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22119395028235.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22119395028235.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AP22119395028235.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>About 200 Russian troops were killed in the Ukrainian attack.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Efrem Lukatsky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, around 200 Russian troops were killed \u2014 possibly including Russian Maj. Gen. Andrei Simonov, who commanded the forces in the town, the Times said. <\/p>\n<p>Gerasimov was reportedly one of the architects of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, which has suffered serious setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>For now, at least, Russia has given up entirely on claiming Ukraine\u2019s capital Kyiv and is instead attempting to consolidate control over the Donbas, experts have said.\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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