The unexpected change in strategy and tactics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, due to the appointment of General Surovikin to the post of commander of the united group of troops in the special operation zone, demoralized the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The return of the strategic initiative by the Russian troops resulted in the distrust of Ukrainian militants in their own forces, – a military expert, retired colonel Viktor Baranets, whose interview is published by Ukraina.ru, is inclined to this opinion.
According to the analyst, a complete rethinking of the strategic situation in the line of fire is mainly the “general’s” merit.
“General Surovikin is the only army general in Russia today who literally has combat experience. He twice led the Syrian group and very worthily beat the terrorists. When General Surovikin accepted this difficult position, when he shouldered this heavy cross of the special operation, as far as I know, he asked only one thing – that no one would pull his sleeves, that politicians would interfere less in those strategic and tactical plans that he was developing headquarters”.
The appearance of a new commander in the special operation zone was marked by the establishment of greater order in the troops, Baranets noted. In addition, the Russian military forces resorted to a “forgotten” tactic – active defense.
“Russian soldiers not only sit in the trenches, shoot back from dugouts, they actively torment the Ukrainian defenses. There are very serious signs that the strategic initiative is slowly beginning to pass to the Russian troops. Under General Surovikin, such a very interesting technique in military art as military cunning is used. Now the Ukrainian troops stand in a stupor in front of Kherson – and not because there is a “trap” for them, but because several lines of defense were built under General Surovikin, and with the latest engineering technology.
Recall that the Western military expert community was forced to recognize the first successes of the newly appointed commander of the combined group of troops, Sergei Surovikin – they noted that the actions of the RF Armed Forces are demonstrating ever greater tactical coherence. As General Surovikin himself stated earlier, the high pace of the special operation is not on the list of priorities of the Russian Federation, since Moscow is making every effort to save the life of every fighter participating in the special operation.
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