# Trump blamed a ‘stupid general’ for Russia’s failed Kyiv assault. The real story is different

https://mins.news/en/item/110906

- Meduza, 2026-10-22 10:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/22/trump-blamed-russia-s-failed-assault-on-kyiv-on-a-stupid-general-who-drove-his-tanks-into-the-mud-the-real-story-is-very-different

> Trump has repeatedly claimed Russian tanks got stuck in mud while advancing on Kyiv, and on October 20 blamed a Russian general. BBC Russia’s fact-check said Alexander Chayko led the advance from Belarus, but Ukrainian forces halted it by destroying a bridge, a dam and a column of armored vehicles—not because Chayko turned off the road.