The reshuffle of the commanders of the Russian army group in Ukraine will not change the outcome of the war, but the new appointments reveal an unpleasant trend for the Prigozhin-Surovikin-Kadyrov trio.

Military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko expressed this opinion in his Telegram channel, commenting on the appointment of the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov as the commander of the group of Russian troops in Ukraine, and the former head of the "special operation" Surovikin as his deputy.

He reminded that Surovikin was almost carried on his hands by propaganda resources, which previously "extolled the "heroism" and "professionalism" of the Kadirov residents, and now shamelessly reflect on the Prigozhin prisoners." 

"That is, we can consider the very interesting trio of Prigozhin-Surovikin-Kadyrov, which was not caused by internal sympathy or long-standing friendship, but by direct dependence on the company overseeing them, with an address in Lubyanka (referring to the FSB of the Russian Federation, - TSN )", the expert noted.

Kovalenko noted that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the "Wagner" PMC, who recruits prisoners for the war in Ukraine, heads the hybrid force branch of the FSB, the odious leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is strictly dependent on the FSB through the Russian Guard, and Surovikin is a "Faces-faced" general in the army environment

The current reshuffle against the backdrop of the recent appointment of Colonel-General Oleksandr Lapin, who was criticized by Kadyrov and Prigozhin for failures at the front, as the chief of the main staff of the Russian Land Forces, in his opinion, shows that the "FSB pool" that put pressure on the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu , began to lose trust and authority. 

"The old oak-tree team is returning to the command of the ROV, which will not critically change the situation in the combat zone, but in the internal arena and even a little deeper, very unpleasant changes may occur for the Lubyanki group.

And Surovikin is the deputy, and Lapin is back on business - this is the beginning," the expert believes.

We will remind, on Wednesday, January 11, the Minister of Defense of Russia Serhii Shoigu appointed the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov as the commander of the United Group of Forces in Ukraine.

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