Viktor Sobolev. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
Member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev, said what will be the main task of the new commander of the Joint Forces Group in the NVO zone, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and his deputies Sergey Surovikin, Oleg Salyukov and Alexei Kim.
They need to advance the front line to such an extent that the Ukrainian army can no longer shell Donetsk and other large cities of the DLR and LPR, Sobolev said.
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He added that the course of the special operation has become such that it should led by a person who is directly responsible for all armed forces. Sobolev hinted that Surovikin does not have sufficient powers to solve all problems.
The general noted that special operations have now begun to be led by a person who has the right to use any forces, means and formations. Therefore, Viktor Sobolev believes that the reorganization should have a positive effect on the outcome of the hostilities.
At the same time, the general believes that it is still too early to talk about a large-scale offensive, since certain forces and resources are only being accumulated and concentrated so far . “Secondly, the West is very serious about continuing to wage this war,” added Sobolev.