Following a terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine acquired a new quality. Western-backed Kiev clearly is seeking to carry out major acts of sabotage deep inside Russia, while trying to retake territories, Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes.
In such a situation, the Kremlin’s decision to establish the Joint Group of Forces for the special military operation in Ukraine and appoint Aerospace Forces Commander Colonel General Sergey Surovikin to lead it looks logical.
Founder of the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) militia’s Vostok Battalion and military expert Alexander Khodakovsky believes that Surovikin “will have quicker access to the first person [supreme commander-in-chief] and an opportunity to convey his position directly, bypassing the top echelon of the military. “If it works, that’s fine, as those on the ground have a more impartial view of the situation than those in conference rooms,” he added.
“Surovikin has a lot of combat work to do in terms of managing not only the Russian Armed Forces but also other security agencies, as well as in terms of ensuring cooperation between them, establishing effective communication channels, exchanging information and so on. There is no place for intrigues and squabbles here, which is what some journalists and politicians are talking about,” military expert retired Lieutenant General Yury Netkachev pointed out.
Meanwhile, in his words, Kiev continues talks with the United Kingdom on a handover of nuclear weapons. Earlier, London allegedly promised to provide several tactical nuclear warheads to Kiev. “According to my data, [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky has given the command to prepare a dirty nuclear bomb for an attack on Russia,” the expert noted.
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