Obese Russian general, 67, called up to fight in Ukraine as Putin ‘scrapes the barrel

"An obese Russian retired general has been sent to fight on the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine
because Vladimir Putin is running out of senior officers.

The 20 stone general, 67, is now said to be in charge of Russian special forces operating in the region after the unit’s former commander was seriously injured in an artillery strike.

The veteran of Russia ’s disastrous war in Afghanistan is known as General Pavel.

A senior intelligence source last night told the Daily Star Sunday: “Putin is now scraping the barrel." OBJ