Putin sacks EVERY commander in his Baltic fleet in Stalin-style purge 'after top brass refusal to follow his orders to confront Western ships'
- Up to 50 officers in Russia's Baltic fleet have been sacked by Vladimir Putin
- Among those to be sacked were the head of the fleet and his chief of staff
- It came after the Baltic fleet reportedly refused to confront Western ships
- Sackings have been described in Russian media as a 'Stalin-style purge'
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