Journalist Dmitry Kolezev says an active-duty Russian general told him Moscow should seek peace now before it can’t replace the men it’s losing in Ukraine. But can you trust an ‘anonymous general’?

Meduza reports that journalist Dmitry Kolezev published an interview with an active-duty Russian general — whose identity he keeps anonymous to protect the source. The general argued Russia should seek peace with Ukraine now, before it loses the capacity to replace its battlefield casualties. But the story raises a fundamental question: in wartime, can you trust an anonymous military commander? Kolezev knows the general's real name, but readers have only his assurance that the interview is genuine and reflects authentic military dissent.

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