Putin purges Russian intelligence as military elite suffer devastating losses

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Several Russian military generals have reportedly been fired and a top spy has been arrested as Russian President Vladimir Putin lashes out amid his stalled invasion of Ukraine.

Putin’s reported internal purge comes as at least nine high-ranking military officials and thousands of Russian troops have been killed in combat three weeks into his invasion of Ukraine.

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