General Roman Gavrilov is the deputy commander of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation’s National Guard. He is not yet listed on Wikipedia however, he is mentioned as one of the National Guard of Russia on its page.

He is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation’s National Guard.

Gavrilov was promoted to deputy chief of the National Guard in June after serving for ten years in the country’s Federal Guard Service.

According to the Dailymail, he was arrested on suspicion of ‘leaking information’ and squandering much-needed fuel. According to sources cited by Bellingcat, the investigative journalism website, he was apprehended by the FSB state security service yesterday.

Meanwhile in #Russia:

Gen. Roman Gavrilov, of Rosgvardia, the internal military force of the Russian Federation that reports directly to Putin, reportedly resigned. pic.twitter.com/rqulJtUdIL

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) March 18, 2022

However, the true reason for his alleged dismissal remains unknown, and a Russian official has since denied that he was fired. Two sources said he was put in handcuffs for ‘wasteful frittering of fuel’.

While others said he was fired over alleged leaking the military intel that ‘led to the loss of life.’

The military unit was in charge of Russia’s initial attack against its eastern European neighbor. Putin had hoped that it would be over in a matter of days.

But, three weeks later, Ukraine continues to hold its ground, with Russia still refusing to take any major cities or strategic locations.