Follow up: "Raising the level of the Special Operations Command (in Ukraine) is associated with an increase in the tasks to be accomplished, and the need for closer interaction between the components of the armed forces".
was the general Surovikin He assumed command of the Russian forces in Ukraine in early October, following setbacks to Moscow in the confrontation Ukrainian counterattack.
After the latter’s decision, Surovikin will become deputy to General Gerasimov.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, two more deputy commanders will be appointed, Oleg Salyukov and Alexei Kim, noting that they hold the positions of deputy chiefs of staff.
Sergey Surovikin organized the withdrawal of Russian forces from the city of Kherson in early November, which was a major setback for the Kremlin, according to "AFP".
Since then, the front has been witnessing stability in general, with the exception of the city of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region in the Donbass region, where the Russian army and the Wagner paramilitary group have been trying to seize it for months.
The name of Sorovikin’s predecessor was not previously revealed, but Russian media indicated that he was General Alexander Dvornikov, who in turn participated in the second Chechen war and led the Russian forces in Syria in 2015 and 2016.
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explained Russian defence that GerasimovHe is also the Deputy Minister of Defense and will take command of the Joint Forces in the region.Special military operation‘, which is the name you give Moscow on me The war in Ukraine.
And she continued: “Raising the level of the command of the special operation (in Ukraine) is associated with an increase in the tasks to be accomplished, and the need for closer interaction between the components of the armed forces.”
was the general Surovikin He assumed command of the Russian forces in Ukraine in early October, following setbacks to Moscow in the confrontation Ukrainian counterattack.
After the latter’s decision, Surovikin will become deputy to General Gerasimov.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, two more deputy commanders will be appointed, Oleg Salyukov and Alexei Kim, noting that they hold the positions of deputy chiefs of staff.
Sergey Surovikin organized the withdrawal of Russian forces from the city of Kherson in early November, which was a major setback for the Kremlin, according to “Agence France Presse”.
Since then, the front has been witnessing stability in general, with the exception of the city of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region in the Donbass region, where the Russian army and the Wagner paramilitary group have been trying to seize it for months.
The name of Sorovikin’s predecessor was not previously revealed, but Russian media indicated that he was General Alexander Dvornikov, who in turn participated in the second Chechen war and led the Russian forces in Syria in 2015 and 2016.