Putin desperately ‘calls for obese 20th retired general, 67,’ to lead army in Ukraine after ‘out of command’

VLADIMIR Putin called an obese general nearing retirement to lead his troops in Ukraine as he ran out of senior officers, reports said.

The Russian tyrant is currently “beating the barrel” and relies on General Pavel, 67, who drank his 20th vodka, to revive his faltering invasion.

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He is believed to be in charge of Putin’s special forces in eastern Ukraine after its former commander was seriously injured in an artillery attack, a source told the Daily Star.

The hulking veteran is believed to have served in the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s and has more than 4 decades of experience under his belt.

General Pavel first became commander of the elite army 25 years ago, but retired with a high salary.

According to reports, he scoffed at five meals a day and washed it down with at least a liter of vodka.

The general is believed to be living on the outskirts of Moscow after hanging up his boots five years ago, but is said to have been ordered back into the Russian army last month.

But Pavel isn’t at his peak anymore – in fact, he’s too fat to have his uniform specially tailored.

And the 67-year-old man wore two sets of armor to cover his bulging body.

A senior intelligence source said: “Putin is now opening the crate.

“Most of his best and most skilled senior commanders were killed or wounded in the war in Ukraine, so he is resorting to sending second-rate officers to the front, who does not last long.

“He is currently dragging retired generals and one of them is General Pavel.

“Putin is like a mafia boss no one can refuse to obey.

“If a retired general gets a text from Putin saying that Russian mother needs you to fight in Ukraine, there’s not much you can do. There’s no way out of Russia thanks to sanctions.”

The warmonger is digging up washed-out veterans to fill the gaps in his fragile army after carrying out a ruthless purge of his generals.

Some of his top brasses have been kicked off from key roles just this week, as his mass cleanup continues.

About nine generals and 55 colonels are believed to have been killed in the costly war in Ukraine, leaving the dictator only to watch.

Russian Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Gundorov, 51, died in a fireball when a Ukrainian commando shot down his helicopter.

The video shows the moment a missile hit the low-flying Mi-35M helicopter, sending it flying over a field.

And another of his top commanders, Major General Andrei Simonov, is believed to have been killed in a missile attack.

The attack is said to have destroyed more than 30 armored vehicles, including tanks, and killed around 100 Russians.

Russia is believed to have lost up to 50,000 people in the bloody conflict, prompting Putin to purge his top adviser.

Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov, 60, was abandoned for “mass casualties” among the autocrats’ elite paratroopers, it claimed.

It comes amid fears the Russian President may be purging his own internal affairs following four recent “suicides” of gas industry executives linked to tyrants.

In April, suicides were labeled “suspicious” by Russian sources, including a former FSB colonel on the Telegram messaging channel.