VLADIMIR PUTIN'S top military commander has not been seen for two weeks, US officials have claimed. Polish PM says Putin needs to be 'removed' from office
Accused war criminal General Aleksandr Dvornikov has been leading Putin's army since April. However, the top military chief remains missing amid growing speculation he's been ousted by the Russian leader.
General Dvornikov, who is an accused war criminal believed to have helped Syria's president Assad gas his own people, was appointed by Putin after his troops were forced to abandon a failed assault on Kyiv.
The move was considered by experts to be an acknowledgement that his bloody war was failing.
However, the new commander has not been seen for a fortnight, leading officials to question whether he has been purged by Putin along with other commanders.
Western officials claim Admiral Igor Osipov, commander of the Black Sea fleet, and Lieutenant-General Sergei Kisel, leader of the 1st Guards Tank Army, were previously sacked over battlefield failings....
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