THE DEATH OF LT. GENERAL ASAPOV. HOW AND WHAT COULD IT MEAN?

A few days ago a Russian three-star general was killed in Syria. His role was that of, “an advisor”! Now, I spent a large part of my career, “advising”, but I can’t remember a three-star general, in the field, as an advisor. Yes, Russians do do things differently and the idea of a three-star general being in the forward danger zone of a conflict is not new to the Russians. I’m with the story is, no one really believes that General Asapov was, “an advisor”! General Asapov was most likely what most three-star generals are, a commander of troops, Russian Troops! So, why was this matter? The story itself didn’t even show up in the Western media.

The notification:

In Moscow, the notification had been made to Putin along with the details of how the event took place. How does a three-star general get killed in action by indirect fire? How was it that the, “enemy” could target a location effectively that has a Russian three-star general operating? Short version, “how did they find him”? These are probably just a few of the questions Russian president asked of his military staff. Contrary to Western media coverage, loss of a Russian three-star general is a big deal! It’s an event the Russian president will not simply turned his back to.

Definitions of the word “Enemy”:

Daesh? What is the Russian definition of a member of Daesh? In case you have forgotten, it’s anyone who’s fighting the Syrian government. The Russians know full well that their definition encompasses any and all factions supported by the West, namely the United States. Though, think about it for a minute. When someone walked in the room and advised present Putin he had lost a three-star general, what were his thoughts? The countless discussions and unofficial agreements between the US and the Russians, on the topic of Syria, are so numerous and so convoluted, it is difficult to believe that any hard fast understanding of roles and responsibilities could prevent what took place. The intelligence required to locate and target the Russian three-star general would be a difficult task. Yes, it is happened time and time again with Iranian senior military leaders, but I would be willing to bet the Russians were suspect of the intelligence provided to make those attacks happen as well. If you really want to cut to the chase, the Russian president may be sitting in Moscow wondering how it is the Americans would be so bold as to target a Russian three-star general in the field? If that hypothesis sounds ridiculous to you, that I would submit that your knowledge of Putin’s mindset is not as good as you might think it is. The fact of the matter is, the Russians lost a three-star general in Syria! How they lost him and who was responsible for questions they would to get the facts for what they will make assumptions! Communications between the US and the Russians must be taking this is not his name general place as I write this. At least I hope so!