He has been replaced by Alexei Komkov, the former deputy head of counterintelligence. The Fifth Service, under Beseda’s leadership, played a significant role in the intelligence assessments that led Russian President Vladimir Putin to launch the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. These assessments, however, proved to be flawed, particularly the expectation that the Russian military would encounter minimal resistance from Ukraine. Read also: Shoigu out as Russian Defense Minister after 11+ years, his appointment has no military experience While there were earlier media claims that Beseda and his t…