A former chief commander of Russian forces blasted the Kremlin's intelligence services last week for their early performance in Ukraine, saying they prompted an unprepared Moscow to launch its ...

Key Points and Summary - Retired Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin, former commander of Russia’s ground forces, has publicly blasted his country’s intelligence community for fatally misreading Ukraine before ...

National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said that in late July 2016, US intelligence agencies obtained “insight” into ...

Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin said Moscow's leadership was "unprepared" and misled into thinking 70% of Ukrainians supported ...

A former commander of Russia's ground forces gave a rare candid take on the war in Ukraine. Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin said Moscow was "once again unprepared" for war in early 2022. He said Russian ...