The WCzK-OGPU Telegram channel associated with Russian services (information disseminated there is often confirmed) shows that two weeks before the Ukrainian offensive putł informed by his subordinates about the Ukrainian army’s preparations for the offensive in the Kursk Oblast. In response, Gerasimov urged not to “spread panic” and “not to believe the opponent’s disinformation”. In addition, he was recently supposed to transfer experienced forces from the border with Ukraine to Kursk Oblast to strengthen the forces attacking Ukraine’s Kharkov Oblast.
Why did Russia’s border defense fail? The Kremlin will identify those responsible
Does this mean that the purges that recently affected the Ministry of Defense (several deputy ministers and heads of important departments are behind bars) will also affect the General Staff of the Russian army?
– I can’t say anything. Nobody knows what’s going on in the inner circle of the people who run the state. I think there will be a continuation of the points of reference in the Defense Ministry. Because, apparently, one of the reasons for the current situation was that the soldiers were poorly armed. They had almost no drones or electronic warfare. This is a big mistake, after all, they had a lot of time to arm these forces. It’s hard to say who will be responsible and whether they will be held accountable, Sergei Markov, a well-known pro-Kremlin political scientist under Western sanctions for supporting aggression against Ukraine, tells Rzeczpospolita.
– The truth is that the border is poorly protected and that has to change – he added. He argued that Ukraine’s current offensive “will not lead to a split in the Russian elites.”
– Nothing extraordinary is happening. We are at war, said Markow.
