Ukraine As the repercussions of the Russian army’s heavy defeat of Russian troops around Kharkiv in the east of the country last month, Moscow made a significant change in the command level working at the front. Become the command of all Russian forces in Ukraine on 8 October. Russia General Sergey Surovikin, Commander of the Aerospace Forces, was brought in. This appointment was interpreted as a sign that the Kremlin, which announced the annexation of four regions in the south and east of Ukraine, would resort to harsh military methods on the ground. Because Surovikin is a name that has drawn the lightning of international human rights organizations especially with his record in Syria.
He took part in the coup
Born in 1966 in Novosibirsk, Russia, Surovikin commanded the special Soviet Spetsnaz unit in Afghanistan after graduating from the military academy in 1987. The unit affiliated with Surovikin, which took part in the military coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 in the Soviet Union, participated in the operation in the capital Moscow, in which three opponents of the coup died. The commander of that unit, Surovikin, was later arrested. However, after the investigation, he was found not guilty on the grounds that he ‘just carried out orders’. Continuing his military career, Surovikin’s name was cleared in 1995, although he was involved in a gun smuggling case. One of the most controversial events in his career took place in 2004. As a result of Surovikin’s severe scolding, a colonel serving under his command committed suicide.
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‘BRUTAL BUT AUTHORIZED’
The British Guardian newspaper called him “for his strict and unorthodox approach to the war”.General ArmageddonHe wrote that he gave the nickname ” (General Apocalypse). Sources speaking to the newspaper stated that Surovikin’s main issue in Ukraine will be to solve the structural problems that are straining the Russian army, which is facing a fierce counterattack. Gleb Irisov, a former Russian Air Force Lieutenant who worked with General Sergey Surovikin until 2020, said the new commander is “one of the few people in the army who knows how to oversee and streamline the different branches of the army”. “He is a very ruthless, but at the same time competent commander. But it won’t solve all problems. “Russia is insufficient in weapons and manpower,” he said.
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HE HAS FLATNED ALEPPO
Surovikin’s record in Syria also offers clues about what will happen next in Ukraine. on developments in the Middle East. news Sergey Surovikin commanded Russian forces in Syria from 2017 to 2020, according to the website Middle East Eye. At the time, Human Rights Watch (HRW) described Russian commanders like Surovikin as those who bear the most “responsibility” for human rights violations during the 2019-2020 Idlib offensive. It was also known as the “Butcher of Aleppo” because of the operation that destroyed Aleppo in 2017.
HARDNESS ENJOYED
The fact that this general became the head of all Russian forces in Ukraine especially pleased the hardliners in Russia. Surovikin’s appointment was welcomed by Ramzan Kadyrov, President of the Autonomous Republic of Chechnya, and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner, a Russian private security company linked to the Kremlin. “Now I am 100 percent satisfied with the operation,” said Kadyrov, referring to this attack on the Telegram channel the previous morning, when 13 cities in Ukraine were bombed.
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INFORMATION NOTE: ‘According to Christians, the concept of Armageddon is a war that will take place just before the apocalypse and is believed to engulf the whole world. The apocalypse is expected to come after this war. It is a term frequently used by Evangelical Christians, especially in the USA.
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