Translation of "culling" into Croatian

The culling of top military leadership came on the same day the Pentagon announced it will fire 5,400 civilian employees next week as the first step in reducing Defense Department staffing by 5% to 8%. (https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/fired-joint-chiefs-chairman-top-navy-leader-air-force-vice-chief-service-judge-advocates-general.html)

Čistka u najvišem vojnom vodstvu dogodila se istog dana kada je Pentagon objavio da će sljedeći tjedan otpustiti 5.400 civilnih zaposlenika kao prvi korak u smanjenju osoblja Ministarstva obrane za 5 % do 8 %.