All articles tagged with #insubordination
The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte for insubordination after clashes over editorial independence and coverage of the USS Abraham Lincoln; the moves follow reporting that angered Trump-era officials, with staffers defending independence and five-day appeals windows granted for the dismissals.
The Stars and Stripes’ longtime editor, who had led the newspaper for three decades and served as publisher since 2007, says he was fired for insubordination after conducting an interview, a move that comes amid a Pentagon bid to tighten editorial control and curb what it calls woke distractions; the episode follows an April firing of the paper’s ombudsman and underscores ongoing tensions over editorial independence within the military publication.
The Israeli Military Police are investigating a reservist from Herzliya who appeared in a widely shared video calling for mass insubordination among IDF reservists in Gaza. The video, which claimed that 100,000 reservists would refuse orders to leave Gaza, was also shared by Prime Minister Netanyahu's son, Yair Netanyahu.
The Russian military command has dismissed the commander of the 106th Guards Airborne Division, Major General Vladimir Seliverstov, as part of an ongoing purge of insubordinate commanders, indicating a worsening corrosion of the Russian chain of command in Ukraine. This growing insubordination is likely to deepen factional divides within the Russian military and wider security sphere. Ukrainian forces have conducted counteroffensive operations, making limited gains in several sectors. The Ukrainian military has adjusted its strategy to minimize casualties while attriting Russian forces. The Belarusian Ministry of Defense has developed a plan for Wagner Group personnel to train Belarusian forces, and Russian authorities continue to forcibly integrate Ukrainian Orthodox Church dioceses into the Russian Orthodox Church.