Pyrpolizer wrote:Londonrake wrote:Surovikin’s forte is the destruction of civilian infrastructure and populations.
He cut his teeth in Syria. Where he gained a well deserved reputation for efficient barbarity and getting results.
Thus, the recent emphasis on grinding the Ukrainians down by attacks on civilians and related supporting systems.
I see his appointment as another indication of Putin’s desperation. I don’t believe their aim will be achieved though. The Ukrainians seem made of pretty stern stuff. Surovikin will have no more success breaking them down than the Germans did in the UK Blitz. Nor the Allies with the German population.
I don't blame you for getting confused. The western media think the Russian army is now fully under his control. However the truth isit's not, and Surovikin is in a transitional state, currently getting instructed/informed by the previous General.
Confused? Moi?
I’m not sure what the western media “think”. The man has taken over their Southern Command from a General who got sacked after just a couple of months. At which point Putin was on the receiving end of increasing criticism from Russian nationalists that he wasn’t being hard enough. Something Surovikin is unlikely to ever be accused of.
Surovikin has quite a “dodgy” past, going right back to the Yeltsin years and has clearly been appointed because of his pretty murderous CV. My (personal) opinion is that, apart from killing a lot of civilians and toasting large amounts of real estate, he won’t make any difference to the outcome in Ukraine. Unlike Syria, where his methods are credited with turning the tide in favour of Assad, who was on the back foot at the time. Which is obviously why he’s got the current job.
I could be wrong regarding outcomes of course - just like everybody else - but am not I submit confused.