Russian media: Putin fires General Surovikin
Russian media: Putin fires General Surovikin
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has removed Army General Sergey Surovikin from his post of Air Force Commander, Russian media reported on Aug. 22. The general was also the deputy commander of the Russian invasion forces in Ukraine.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has removed Army General Sergey Surovikin from his post of Air Force Commander, Russian media reported on Aug. 22. The general was also the deputy commander of the Russian invasion forces in Ukraine.
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That's really unfortunate.. Even, or better: especially, Ukraine was happy about him because of his incompetence.
On the plus side, even if they replace him with someone more competent there's still the inherent disruption that comes from the leadership churn. The new guy will need to learn the ropes right in the middle of everything exploding.
And if he's competent enough, he becomes a threat to Putin. Rinse and repeat.
He actually was the competent one, so this is a big win.
Correct me, if I'm wrong (seriously, I suck at names), but wasn't Surovikin the guy Pirghozyn wanted put in charge? He was pushing for a replacement for Shoigu, and said Surovikin was the only competent one left?