In connection with the “mass defeats” that Moscow suffered in Ukraine, the head of the Western Military Command of Russia, Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov, was removed from his post, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports.
It was a short transition to Berdnikov, who appointed on 26 Augustreplacing Lieutenant General Sychevoi, who, according to Ukrainian authorities held this position for only three weeks. They say that the next head of the Western military command should be Lieutenant General Alexander Lapin, but for now Russia neither confirmed nor denied any of these changes.
According to IndependentBerdnikov served as commander task force Russian Armed Forces in Syria, and then led the troops in the Donbass.
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Last weekend, Ukraine announced significant progress in the territories occupied by Russia, having recaptured two large cities of the Kharkiv region: Izyum and Kupyansk. With the justification that the army is “regrouping” troops, the Ministry of Defense confirmed the departure of the military from Izyum, an important supply point for Russia. However, he assures that the intention remains to “intensify efforts in Donetsk” to “achieve the goals of a special military operation” and “liberate” Donbass.
Recent progress has been the result of the military’s strategy to deceive Russian troops. To this end, Ukraine launched a counter-offensive in the south of the country to defeat the Russian military in Kharkov, in the northeast of the country. Spetsnaz sources revealed The keeper who, spreading false information for several days – and which was even broadcast by the media around the world – organized and deployed a plan to surprise the Russian military at the opposite point. The plan culminated in the recapture of a third of the occupied Kharkiv region in just three days.
This Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops had already recaptured six thousand square kilometers territory from the beginning of September. However, Russia remains optimistic about victory. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured that the country will achieve the goals set for the self-proclaimed “special military operation” in Ukraine. When asked if the president would step up mobilization in the face of Ukrainian offensives, the spokesman declined to answer, citing the Defense Ministry.
