Who Killed General Zaluzhny’s Aide?

There are numerous pieces on Telegram reporting on the death by grenade of a senior assistant to General Valeri Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s Commander of the Armed Forces. Significant Gennady Chestyakov had actually gone back to his home in Kiev to commemorate his birthday and opened a present consisting of 4 grenades, thanks to A. V. Timchenko, who is the senior assistant to the deputy commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Chetyakov’s 13 years of age boy apparently attempted, however stopped working, to pull the shooting pin out of among the grenades. His papa supposedly chose to reveal him how it is done. He got the grenade, pulled the pin and BOOM! The occurring blast eliminated Major Chestyakov and seriously injured his kid.

That is a helluva birthday present. There is a basic guideline with guns that likewise uses to grenades– constantly presume the weapon (or grenade) is filled up until you confirm it is unloaded or inert. Was this simply a macabre mishap brought on by negligence by both Timchenko and Major Chestyakov? Or was it something more ominous?

Chestyakov’s death begins the heels of General Zaluzhny spilling dirt recently to the Economist on the bleak outlook for Ukraine’s war with Russia. Naturally, lots of on individuals on social networks postulated that Chestyakov’s death by grenade was an intentional act created to send out General Zaluzhny a message– keep your lips buttoned otherwise.

Some of the preliminary reports declared that the present was a set of shot glasses that appeared like grenades. When I heard that I was inclined to think that this was an assassination plot. After looking at the photo above I question that claim. Those appearance like genuine grenades and must have been dealt with. Significant Chestyakov made the fatal presumption that Timchenko sent him a “gag” present and mistakenly stopped working to deal with the “present” as live grenades. That failure to follow procedure showed deadly.

Timchenko is now on the hot seat. Ukrainian detectives will sit him down and figure out if he actually did send out the grenades as a present. If he did not really send out that present then this “mishap” will handle an entire brand-new slant. Perhaps there was somebody intent on attempting to damage Chestyakov and his household.

Regardless of the intention, this is a bad search for Zaluzhny. At a minimum it reveals that a person of his officers was grossly less than professional in managing a weapon system. Or it might reveal that there dissension in the senior ranks surrounding Zaluzhny.

One other observation about the significance of Zaluzhny’s Economist interview and posts. This occurred with the true blessing of the U.K.’s MI-6, which indicates that the Brits are moving far from supporting Zelensky and are pressing Zaluzhny as prospective replacement for the existing Ukrainian President. I believe that is the message Zelensky removed from Zaluzhny’s Economist efficiencies. This is a purposeful step to fracture the relationship in between Zelensky and Zaluzhny. Prior to Zaluzhny spilling his guts in the Economist, he currently had a stretched, controversial relationship, according to numerous sources, with the small comic masquerading as President of Ukraine.

The political circumstance in Ukraine is going to end up being more disorderly and unsteady in the coming weeks. When Avdeevka is up to the Russians the scapegoat video game in Kiev will reach a boiling point. I believe Zelensky’s days as President are numbered. It is far from specific that he delights in broad assistance amongst the senior officers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

I talked about Ukraine and the war in Gaza with my pal, Rasheed Muhammad today.