The Russian military's secondary leader, General Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian army, was allegedly killed during a "remote decapitation" operation carried out by the Ukrainian military. Recently, this news has attracted a lot of attention from military enthusiasts. According to a private Russian channel, General Gerasimov recently went to Sevastopol, a military town on the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine, and personally commanded the combat operations of the Yukhalin Barka military base. During a massive Ukrainian airstrike, his location was hit by a Storm Shadow missile, which led to his tragic death. Although the West began to hype up the news after the news came out, it has not yet been confirmed by Russia and Ukraine. According to official reports, Senior General Gerasimov's last public appearance was on December 21 last year when he attended a briefing for foreign military attachés held by the Ministry of Defense. As Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Minister of Defense, he is responsible for comprehensively summarizing the results of the work of the Ministry of Defense in 2023 and informing the outside world about the goals and main tasks of the special military operation of the Russian army in 2024. As a core high-ranking figure in the Russian army, General Gerasimov's whereabouts are highly classified military secrets, and his personal security work is also very strict.
However, since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the top of the Russian army has still maintained the tradition of generals commanding on the front line, which has also greatly increased the risk for generals. Especially in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, many Russian generals have been killed on the front line, including Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky, deputy commander of the 41st Army of the Russian ** Military District, and Major General Andrei Kolesnikov, commander of the 29th Army of the Eastern Military District. In addition, in March 2022, Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the 41st Army of the ** Military District of Russia, who was the son of Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, also died in the battle. The news of General Gerasimov's death was first announced by a private radio station, so there is a lot of uncertainty, and even if the Ukrainian military has always been happy, it did not immediately admit and publicize it. In fact, since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, false news about the war has emerged in an endless stream, and many official ** have also been involved, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Information warfare and cognitive warfare in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have become the focus of much attention. In April last year, the American "Newsweek" revealed shocking news: Russia's ** Putin is said to be suffering from terminal cancer.
After that, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Budanov, deliberately created panic, claiming that Putin "has long since passed away" and that he is now his "stand-in" who appears in public. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate, the military and the West on both sides have begun to focus on senior leaders. Ukraine** reported that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was killed in shelling, and Putin's confidant, Chechen leader Kadyrov, was also rumored to be "on the verge of life and death". And Russia is not to be outdone, claiming that high-ranking officers, including the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian military Zaluzhny and the commander-in-chief of the army, Syrsky, have been annihilated by the Russian army in **mut. However, all this "bombshell news" has been confirmed to be fabricated fake news aimed at disturbing the minds of the opposing military. Since last Christmas, both Russia and Ukraine have stepped up their long-range strikes, especially after the Ukrainian army received new Western reinforcements, and their long-range decapitation capabilities have been significantly improved. However, Western allies such as the United States have set a "red line" for Ukraine, prohibiting it from using aggressive ** strikes against the Russian mainland. It can be seen that the information warfare and cognitive warfare of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict have become sharp weapons for both sides, aiming to gain the commanding heights and influence the public at home and abroad, so as to seek their own interests.
Therefore, it is foreseeable that there will be more sensational news in the future, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and only time will tell.