The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksii Danilov, believes that the appointment of the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valeriy Gerasimov, as commander of all Russian forces invading Ukraine to replace Sergey Surovikin means that the next 2–3 months will be decisive in the war.
Speaking on the air of the national telethon on Thursday morning, Danilov said that General Surovikin (a minion of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group) has been removed because Moscow raises the stakes.
"Internal tensions in the Russian Federation will only intensify. There will be a war for power in Russia, since Putin is very sick and is getting weaker every day," he said.
Danilov added that it will be important for the Russian authorities to show the population some results of the "year of the great war" by February 24, 2023.
On Thursday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also stated that frequent personnel changes in the leadership of the occupation forces indicate management problems.
Yesterday, the Office of the President of Ukraine ridiculed the appointment of Gerasimov instead of Surovikin.
On Wednesday, January 11, minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoygu replaced Sergey Surovikin as commander of the combined Russian forces in Ukraine by Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff. Surovikin, who held his office for only three months, was demoted to Gerasimov’s deputy.
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