Russia He replaced the commander of the military forces fighting this Wednesday. Ukraine From February 2022, a position to be assumed by the current Chief of Staff of the Russian Army, Valeri Guerasimov.
Gerasimov, 67, took over the post from General Sergei Surovikin. In November, he recommended that Russia withdraw from the Kherson region in northern Ukraine., was considered the worst setback for Russian troops in the conflict. By order of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Surovikin will now serve as deputy head of the joint troop group in the field of “special military operations”.
The reason for the appointment of Gerasimov is “the need to expand the size of the targets to be achieved and to organize closer cooperation between the different units of the Russian Army”. In addition, the arrival of the responsible Gerasimov is aimed at improving the quality of supply and the effectiveness of the command of the group of forces.
by Surovikin combat experience SyriaHe’s already the head of the Air Force. Russia’s other deputy commander in Ukraine will be Army Commander Oleg Saliukov and Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff Alexei Kim.
Since the capture of the town of Lisichansk in early July last year, Russian Army suffered several setbackssuch as withdrawal from Kherson and part of the Kharkiv region, including the regional capital. Later, Shoigu announced an urgent reform of the army, which included increasing the number of men to one and a half million, almost half of them professional soldiers.
Currently, Russian troops and units of the private military company Wagner Fight in the streets of the town of Soledarin the Donetsk region.
The conquest of this fortress will not only be Russia’s first major victory in more than six months, but also pave the way for an attack on Bakhmut, an important crossroads leading to Ukraine’s main Donbas strongholds.