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US officials tried to stop Ukraine from killing high-ranking Russian general who was on a risky visit to the front lines, report says
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<blockquote data-quote="wing2000" data-source="post: 77056274" data-attributes="member: 314005"><p>from the NYT: (American officials viewed killing a top general as an escalation risk....which IMO, is a valid concern. In any case, the General was not killed....)</p><p></p><p><em>American officials realized early on that they had vastly overestimated Russia’s military. The morale of rank-and-file soldiers was so low, the Americans said, that Russia began moving its generals to the front lines to shore it up.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>But the generals made a deadly mistake: They positioned themselves near antennas and communications arrays, making them easy to find, the Americans said.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Ukraine started killing Russian generals, yet the risky Russian visits to the front lines continued. Finally, in late April, the Russian chief of the general staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, made secret plans to go himself.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>American officials said they found out, but kept the information from the Ukrainians, worried they would strike. <strong>Killing General Gerasimov could sharply escalate the conflict, officials said, and while the Americans were committed to helping Ukraine, they didn’t want to set off a war between the United States and Russia.</strong></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The Ukrainians learned of the general’s plans anyway, putting the Americans in a bind. After checking with the White House, senior American officials asked the Ukrainians to call off the attack.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“We told them not to do it,” a senior American official said. “We were like, ‘Hey, that’s too much.’”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The message arrived too late. Ukrainian military officials told the Americans that they had already launched their attack on the general's position.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Dozens of Russians were killed in the strike, officials said. General Gerasimov wasn’t one of them.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Russian military leaders scaled back their visits to the front after that.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/16/world/europe/russia-putin-war-failures-ukraine.html#collapsing-front[/URL]</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wing2000, post: 77056274, member: 314005"] from the NYT: (American officials viewed killing a top general as an escalation risk....which IMO, is a valid concern. In any case, the General was not killed....) [I]American officials realized early on that they had vastly overestimated Russia’s military. The morale of rank-and-file soldiers was so low, the Americans said, that Russia began moving its generals to the front lines to shore it up. But the generals made a deadly mistake: They positioned themselves near antennas and communications arrays, making them easy to find, the Americans said. Ukraine started killing Russian generals, yet the risky Russian visits to the front lines continued. Finally, in late April, the Russian chief of the general staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, made secret plans to go himself. American officials said they found out, but kept the information from the Ukrainians, worried they would strike. [B]Killing General Gerasimov could sharply escalate the conflict, officials said, and while the Americans were committed to helping Ukraine, they didn’t want to set off a war between the United States and Russia.[/B] The Ukrainians learned of the general’s plans anyway, putting the Americans in a bind. After checking with the White House, senior American officials asked the Ukrainians to call off the attack. “We told them not to do it,” a senior American official said. “We were like, ‘Hey, that’s too much.’” The message arrived too late. Ukrainian military officials told the Americans that they had already launched their attack on the general's position. Dozens of Russians were killed in the strike, officials said. General Gerasimov wasn’t one of them. Russian military leaders scaled back their visits to the front after that. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/16/world/europe/russia-putin-war-failures-ukraine.html#collapsing-front[/URL][/I] [/QUOTE]
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