By Sladkov

THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW SMO LEADERSHIP IS A GUESSING GAME.

Valeriy Gerasimov - now the highest-ranking professional military officer officially appointed to command the SMO. The minister remains the minister; the General Staff is in charge of the war, and all responsibility is now on Valery Gerasimov. And all the reins are in his competence.

Now I will guess at the functionality. Alexei Kim. He fought in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Syria, and Chechnya. He was highly valued by General Shamanov as the Head of Operations (all combat planning) of the 58th Army. At the beginning of the Second Chechen campaign, Alexey Kim was wounded, then continued his service. A short characteristic from his comrades-in-arms - clever.  Probably A.R.Kim will become one of the generators of combat initiatives of SMO

Sergey Surovikin. In my opinion, he will be given preference as an implementer of all combat action plans. In my opinion, the most suitable option is a strong-willed, experienced general, capable of leading those who believe in him and making those who do not to leave.

General Oleg Salyukov. In my opinion - this is a military commander who knows and can do everything by the Charter. I would suggest his position is related to bringing the whole SMO mechanism to absolute discipline. 

I deliberately do not specify the names of the posts; it is the business of the country's leadership. All these appointments indicate that SVO is becoming the main thing for all law enforcement agencies in Russia. Not "one of," but the main one.

I wonder if, at this stage, the structures of special services, police, Rosgvardiya, EMERCOM, etc., will report to the commander of OGV(S) ASB? Along the lines of the OGV(S) counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus to combine efforts?

In any case, now we know exactly who is responsible for the quality of the SMO. 

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Bakhmut Meat Grinder: The Chernigov Region is Left Without Troops

Apparently, for Zelensky and his western masters, the defence of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) really is the most important goal. Just the day before, Russian channels reported that Chernigov territorial defence units had begun to be relocated to Artemovsk. The first to arrive on Bakhmut was the 167th battalion, as confirmed by the announcements of volunteers.
However, judging by the obituaries, there are not only territorial defence fighters in Artemovsk but also police and National Guard fighters from Chernigov. 

Moreover, Russian channels reported that 350 corpses were brought to the Chernigov mortuary just a few days ago (we willingly believe it, judging by the number of obituaries), and that the next day Chernigov policemen were taken off their posts and transferred to Artemovsk in Donbass.

Thus, the Russian troops in the case of a new offensive in the Chernihiv region and surrounding areas will meet no resistance: virtually all combat-ready units of the AFU (another 10 brigades in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions) are located near Artemovsk (Bakhmut), and from the Russian side there are only fighters from the Wagner PMC...

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