Russia-Ukraine War: President of Russia Vladimir Putin Furious about the failures on the battlefield in Ukraine and publicly humiliated the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade, Denis Mentorov, as reported last night on the British “Daily Mail” website. According to the report, Putin was mainly angry about the inability to purchase fighter jets and civilian aircraft.
According to the published details, the Russian president held a government video call with the deputy prime minister, where the main topic that came up was the purchase of the planes. During the conversation, Putin accused Mentorov of failing in his mission. Also, Putin said that Mentorov is “playing her a fool”, asking him “there are no contracts, what are you going to tell me? I know there are no contracts with companies”. Afterwards, Putin publicly stated that Manturov “has one month to sort out the mess that has led to a shortage of military and civilian planes.” This, after the Western sanctions that severely damaged the Russian aviation industry following the invasion of Ukraine.
According to the report, the Russian president continued to rage: “All this must be done within a month, don’t we understand what conditions we live in?”. Mentorov himself did not answer and only seemed to bow his head.
Last night it was reported that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov as commander of the war in Ukraine. In announcing the appointment, the Ministry of Defense said that the changes were intended to “increase the effectiveness of the management of military operations in Ukraine.” The commander of the Aerospace Forces, Sergei Sorobikin, will be appointed as one of the three Two additional lieutenants will be the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, General Oleg Slyukov, and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Col. Alexei Kim
Valery Grismov, Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu (Photo: Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS)On October 8, Sorobikin was appointed commander of the war. A new tactic of the Russian soldiers was associated with his name – massive attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure facilities. , shortly after his appointment, Sorobikin spoke of “difficult decisions” on the issue of the city of Kherson. Shortly after, at his suggestion, Russian forces left Kherson and then the right bank of the Dnieper River.
Earlier this month, Sorobikin was replaced by Evgeny Nikiforov. In his previous role, Nikiforov led the massive assault on Kyiv. However, some will find the promotion controversial because General Nikiforov is said to be partly responsible for failed attempts by Russia’s Eastern Forces Group to advance into Kyiv through the Chernobyl area.