Russia Suspends Lieutenant General Kisel Over Failure To Capture Kharkiv
Russia has fired some of its most senior military commanders over the failure to capture Kharkiv and the sinking of the Moskva warship in April
Joy Kalu 
The UK Defence Ministry, on Thursday, May 19, 2022, revealed that Russia has suspended Lieutenant-General Serhiy Kisel for his failure to capture Kharkiv amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
It revealed this in a series of tweets via its Twitter handle while giving the latest situation in Ukraine.
Kisel commanded the elite 1st Guards Tank Army.
“In recent weeks, Russia has fired senior commanders who are considered to have performed poorly during the opening stages of its invasion of Ukraine,” the UK Defence Ministry tweeted.
“Lieutenant General Serhiy Kisel, who commanded the elite 1st Guards Tank Army, has been suspended for his failure to capture Kharkiv.
"A culture of cover-ups and scape-goating is probably prevalent within the Russian military and security system,” it added.
More than half the Ukrainian fighters in the bunkers below the Azovstal steel plant have surrendered, the leader of the Russian-backed rebel Donetsk region said on Thursday, and the International Committee of the Red Cross is registering them.
"More than a half have already left - more than half have laid down their arms," Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, told the Solovyov Live internet television channel.
"Let them surrender, let them live, let them honestly face the charges for all their crimes," he added.
Ukrainian officials have declined to comment publicly on the fate of the fighters, saying it could endanger rescue efforts.
