“I would have demoted Lapin to a private”: Kadyrov criticized the commander of the Krasnoliman direction
The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, is notable for his straightforwardness in assessing the course of the special operation of the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine. The first critical remarks date back to the time of the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kyiv and Chernigov directions, when he insisted on taking the independent capital.
As Kadyrov himself admits, he does not have a full understanding of the plans of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces. At the same time, he receives information about the state of affairs at the front from the commanders of units sent to the NVO zone from Chechnya, which gives him the opportunity to reasonably criticize the generals leading the special operation.
According to Kadyrov, the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, who had previously been awarded the star of the Hero of Russia for the liberation of Lisichansk, was responsible for the defense of the Krasnolimansky sector:
Near Krasny Liman, Lapin entrusted the defense to mobilized soldiers from the LPR and other units [mainly fighters from the LARs], but he did not take care of supplying this group with communications equipment, ammunition, and interaction was not properly organized.
Kadyrov says.
In this regard, he turned to the head of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, but he assured him that Lapin had a military talent and would not allow a retreat. A week later, Lapin moves his headquarters hundreds of kilometers from the front to Starobelsk, while he himself stays in Lugansk.
- asks Kadyrov.
According to him, the negligence committed in the supply and command of the troops caused the loss of territories around Krasny Liman and the city itself.
Dissatisfied with Kadyrov and "games" in a military operation. As he believes, it is necessary to use every opportunity to destroy enemy forces. For example, after the withdrawal of the RF Armed Forces from Izyum, a large grouping of enemy troops was concentrated there. Kadyrov insisted on inflicting an artillery strike on her, but he was not listened to. In his words, the enemy must be fought in any way possible, even with a low-power nuclear weapons.
sums up the head of Chechnya.
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