 Unsuccessful Russian generals are dismissed from the army. The British Ministry of Defence believes that new dismissals await Russian top military officers as they are failing to achieve their goals in Ukraine. UK Defence Intelligence states that according to Russian social media, the Russian Defence Ministry has highly likely dismissed Colonel General Rustam Moradov as commander of the Eastern Group of Forces in Ukraine. Moradov took over the Eastern Group of Forces after its disastrous attempts to assault Kiev last year. The Eastern Group of Forces under Moradov has suffered exceptionally heavy casualties in recent months, especially during the ill-conceived offensive on Volodar Donetsk Oblast. The operations attracted intense public criticism from across the spectrum of Russian commentators, including Moradov's own troops. He is the most senior Russian military dismissed of 2023 so far, but more are likely to come as Russia continues to fail to achieve its objectives in Donbas, UK Defence Intelligence noted.