Killing of Russian general signals Ukrainian strategy ‘to instil fear in military leadership’

Maria Miron, analyst at the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London, says the killing of the high-ranking Russian military official is part of Ukraine’s strategy to instil fear in Russia’s military leaders as it struggles to counter Russian troops on the front lines. “This is a direct message to the rest of the generals and specifically to the top of the Russian military brass to create fear because this is an assassination. This is not someone killed on the battlefield,” Miron told Al Jazeera.