The media reported on the appointment of General Kuzmenko, Acting Commander of the Vostok Group of Forces, during the vacation of General Muradov

War correspondents and a number of media circulated news on the appointment of Lieutenant-General Andrey Kuzmenko as acting commander of the Vostok grouping of troops. Official sources of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have not yet confirmed this information.

Until recently, the Vostok grouping of troops has been commanded by Colonel-General Rustam Muradov. This group operates in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions. General Muradov remains in the post of commander of the Eastern Military District. Interestingly, before this, the media reported that General Muradov had gone on vacation. This is a fairly common practice of personnel reshuffling in such high positions in the Russian armed forces.

As the newspaper writes,Russian spring”, probably now the issue of the further activities of General Muradov can be agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During his vacation, General Kuzmenko was appointed acting commander.

Lieutenant General Andrey Kuzmenko was the commander of the 2015th Combined Arms Army from 2019 to 6, then taught at the Academy of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces.

It is known that the general was born in 1972, graduated from the Omsk Higher Combined Arms Command School, the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Academy of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces. He went through all the stages of an officer's career - from the commander of a reconnaissance platoon to the commander of a brigade, deputy commander and commander of a combined arms army.

Whether the general will remain in office after Muradov returns from vacation is also not reported.

Comments

[tralflot1832]

146% in the West, the media will swallow this bait, as with the T54 and T62 tanks. (By the way, the American went further, threw photos from the T34 donated to us by Laos on railway platforms into the network). For three days they have a topic, the generals "vote with their feet" against NMD, they like to throw it away and suck it up .. Units in the USA are doing the right analysis, both we and NATO have encountered modern military operations of this level for the first time. The actions of the Air Force in the rear are completely unaligned by air defense. We dismiss the use of TNAS, as in the USSR.

[Terenin]

Aha The commander, on the eve of the enemy offensive, and the difficult situation near Ugledar, goes on vacation? General concert continues?

[SKVichyakow]

Quote: Terenin

Aha The commander, on the eve of the enemy offensive, and the difficult situation near Ugledar, goes on vacation? General concert continues?

One already, in a similar situation, before moving to another chair, was also on vacation. The ballet continues.

[bk316]

The commander, on the eve of the enemy offensive, and the difficult situation near Ugledar, goes on vacation?

Well, if you look at the history of the Great Patriotic War, it was just like that. On the eve of the offensive, the commander almost always changed. True, they said about the former, he did not go on vacation, but left at the disposal of the headquarters. And this is not at all because he did not cope, often it was the descending one who prepared the entire offensive. It probably has some deeper meaning.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: Terenin

Aha The commander, on the eve of the enemy offensive, and the difficult situation near Ugledar, goes on vacation? General concert continues?

I guess he didn't want to go on vacation. Probably the understanding came that the general did not cope with the task. But it takes time to find a place where it will not cause damage to the army. So, while OK is looking for a place for him, he is on vacation, I hope without maintenance.
The army is cleared of parquet. This is fine.

[Glory1974]

This is the first time we and NATO have encountered modern combat operations of this level.

We may be. NATO has such operations in its assets. This is Iraq in 91 and the 2000s, where quite comparable armies operated. Afghanistan is also not small in scale, of course, it cannot be compared in terms of counteraction.

[dmi.pris1]

Sending the general commander of the district on vacation during hostilities? We won’t guess. This name is well-known, and in a negative way

[Postcode]

Sending the general commanding the district on leave during hostilities

What's wrong here? The commander is not a man, not a soldier? The President set the task of every six months a two-week vacation from the NVO zone. You will probably be surprised, but Zhukov, Rokossovsky, etc. went on vacation during the Second World War, and even went to resorts with their families ...

[Terenin]

Quote from Cap

You will probably be surprised, but Zhukov, Rokossovsky, etc. went on vacation during the Second World War, and even went to resorts with their families ...

But, before that, for example, Zhukov stopped the Germans near Moscow and stabilized the front ...

[Postcode]

You know history very poorly, front commanders, representatives of the Headquarters, were on vacation at least once every three to four months. Vacations, of course, in 1941 were very short-term, no more than 3-5 days, but they were. And Muradov's sector of the front is not stabilized? Is the enemy rushing towards Moscow, destroying our second echelons?))))

[carpenter]

Quote from Cap

You will probably be surprised, but Zhukov, Rokossovsky, etc. went on vacation during the Second World War, and even went to resorts with their families ...

And my grandfather Dmitry, as he began to fight in Finland, then from Brest of the Second World War and finished in Harbin, he received his first vacation in 1946. Seven wounds, of which two fragments in the head and arm remained for life.

[svp67]

Quote: carpenter

Seven wounds, of which two fragments in the head and arm remained for life.

Yes, if the privates on short-term leave, especially for injuries, the only one who was not available for a long time was those who did not have families or they remained in the occupied territories.

[Postcode]

Your grandfather is a heroic man, a deep bow to him, but, no offense, but in the reality of life, there were millions of people like your grandfather and mine, by the way, both of them, but the Zhukovs and Rokossovskys are a piece of "goods" in history, so to speak, military exclusive. It is a different salary for the general, and pants made of more expensive fabric, and a different ration and a service car .....

[FRoman1984]

Muradov did not show himself in anything, alas, in this war. Just like Dvornikov.
Got "heroes" for nothing...

[Aerodrome]

on the general "Armageddon", the stakes were also high ...

[AdAstra]

And now they don't even remember him... "" "" ""

[Blackflag88]

How did you not show it? He sent marines to minefields, tanks in a bunch under the saloReich artillery, but there were many cases about which they try to remain silent ...

[Lawrence_OnYouNo]

Quote: Blackflag88

Sending Marines to minefields

storming of Pavlovka, storming of Ugledar by his handiwork!!!!
I won’t be surprised if his command of the crossing at Belogorovka is revealed !!!!

[hellcos]

Muradov did not show himself in anything

How is it nothing? And our "successes" under Ugledar on whose responsibility? Therefore, they are sent on vacation, most likely indefinitely. Waiting for MO confirmation

[Terenin]

Quote from Hellcos

That's why they go on vacation.

Let the general then pull all the guys out of the battle and take them with him on vacation.

[Cartalon]

Ah why same very even showed.
Manifestations are different

[NKT]

After the holidays, I would need to remove a couple of stars. It's time to go back to downgrading.

[FoBoss_VM]

Podolyaka correctly said: why is there no such punishment as a demotion in rank now? As for me, I would have demoted him to a major and put him on trial by a military tribunal. And then as an ordinary attack aircraft in Wagner, let him show his dashing there. In the video and in the letter of 155 br, the guys said correctly about him, he has the blood of many soldiers on his hands. For stars and epaulettes, he drove people head-on without intelligence to storm the fortifications. I’m surprised how they haven’t put him there yet, the Marines are very angry at him. He should be judged...

[Terenin]

Quote from: FoBoss_VM

For stars and epaulettes, he drove people head-on without intelligence to storm the fortifications. I’m surprised how they haven’t put him there yet, the Marines are very angry at him. He should be judged...

Moreover, even if the commander is a good person, but has not achieved professionalism, this is already a reason for his immediate removal.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

I agree in many respects, but there are moments beyond the control of the commander. Before the attack on Ugledar, for military reasons, it was necessary to bombard at least the nearest railway infrastructure of the enemy, destroy bridges in the rear and eliminate enemy firing and observation points in high-rise buildings. There is still no answer to the question why the enemy railway infrastructure and bridges are not destroyed?

[Gardamir]

Well, you say a special operation, some even use the word war. And here the usual work, people grind each other and go on vacation in between. I wonder what kind of vacation the general has?

[Leshak]

... I wonder what kind of vacation the general has? ...

It all depends on the top management, in a certain scenario, it can be for life.

[Nikolay310]

Now Putin is at the helm, not Stalin ... Pavlov would have become a marshal for the collapse of the western front ... one to one Russia, which they lost with partridges and stessels ... the only thing, under the Bloody Passion-Bearer, Stessel was nevertheless condemned. ..the truth was pardoned very soon

[svp67]

Quote: Nikolay310

.with this, Pavlov would have become a marshal for the collapse of the western front ...

As in Stalin's time, Petrov, Kulik, Konev, Rotmistrov ...

[Postcode]

And here is the usual work, people grind each other and go on vacation in between

Namely, for the military this is work, oddly enough, but they work in the war.

I wonder what kind of vacation the general has?

The usual, laid down for him, and the President also instructed that every six months, the military should go on vacation from the NVO zone.

[Bulrumeb]

This will most likely have an indefinite duration.

[lukash66]

Quote: Gardamir

Well, you say a special operation, some even use the word war. And here the usual work, people grind each other and go on vacation in between. I wonder what kind of vacation the general has?

Let's hope it's for life. Let him rest in the country, write his memoirs.

[Nikolay310]

At the testimonial? Well, yes, it would be nice to arrange such a "vacation" ... but who will plant him, he is a fan general

[I dare to_notice_]

I don't like this mess.
On the one hand, it seems that this can be considered a correction of errors.
On the other hand ... he speaks of the lack of personnel.
The Russian land will not give birth to new Paskeviches, Suvorovs, Zhukovs ...
The new ones only have harsh surnames, but their deeds are so-so ...

[I dare to_notice_]

Well, okay, "minus" ...
name at least one surname that deserves to go down in history?

[FoBoss_VM]

Absolutely agree. I talked with men from 155 br, muradov is not an officer. Their attitude towards him is, to put it mildly, extremely fictitious.

[B44]

For pushing soldiers into minefields and senselessly losing military equipment, he was awarded a vacation. It is hard to believe.

[kakvastam]

It is hard to believe.

Just in it easy to believe.
Now, if they wrote that they were demoted and sent to the front line, then of course ...

[UAZ 452]

Even in the Soviet army, if you really wanted to get rid of a worthless officer, and he was not inclined to drunkenness and immorality (then everything could simply be organized), then the most popular way was to send either to study at the academy, and if he had already studied there - remained only on increase.

[art having]

The poor fellow is tired of success, well, how can it be without a vacation? Tired of this clowning..

[Pontius Pilate]

On Podolyaki's resource, Yu read that he had been removed. For Carbon.

[Stirbjorn]

previously promoted to Colonel General

[Archivist Vasya]

This bastard should be sent to the bunk! Of course, with the right to redeem with blood through the service of Prigogine)) but such mediocrity will not bring any benefit there, it will die - and that's good.

[Shamil88]

They removed one and appointed another staff, an sew on the soap, is it really impossible to appoint someone who has combat experience?

[Glory1974]

Who is to blame under Ugledar, still needs to be sorted out. I do not defend Muradov, of course he failed. But the question is about the system that nominated him. According to reviews, he was a good officer, but this strategic level, where he was nominated, did not pull. Why didn’t they remove it right away? Is there no definite fault, or something else? In addition, it’s not a fact that it will be removed. They also talked a lot about Lapin, but he went on promotion.

[svp67]

Quote: glory1974

But the question is to the system that put it forward

The history of the initial period of the Second World War is repeated, when many heroes, of the same Spain, ended up in high positions as nobody and nothing ...
Now the same thing is happening with the heroes of Syria

[Mishka78]

Rearranging the terms does not change the sum.
This is not a war of generals. This is a political war. They give instructions where and how to fight. What types of weapons to use and what not. Which targets can be destroyed and which cannot, etc.
In general, everyone says that we have a monstrous response time to ongoing events, because. each sneeze is coordinated with Moscow.
They saw a helicopter - and they start sending messages on command - we see a helicopter, what should we do with it?
And so it goes - battalion-regiment-division-army-headquarters of the SVO-MO-Kremlin.
By the time it reaches the Kremlin, he has already fired back and flew away.

[svp67]

Quote: Mishka78

Rearranging the terms does not change the sum.

But not in a war ... here every "term" is very important

[kakvastam]

Under Stalin - execution, under Putin - vacation.
Definitely, this is progress.

[svp67]

Quote: kakvastam

Under Stalin - execution, under Putin - vacation.
Definitely, this is progress.

Under Stalin, for such words - arrest and for 10 years on the construction of socialism, work off "sins" ..., but under Putin ... no one will pay attention
Every medal has two sides

[bk316]

Every medal has two sides

Welcome.
This is at least.
But in reality, much more. We just don't see those sides.
Very often, not even because there is little information, but because they are poorly educated.
It would seem that this is VO, people should be interested in military history.
An no. Otherwise, they would have known that the change of commander before the offensive was practiced more than once in the Great Patriotic War. And even more often it happened when the commander changed stabilized
front. Zhukov was transferred like that more than once or twice.

I don’t know what the point is, but Stalin did this regularly. And he knew exactly where and how to place people. And no one called it ballet, and if he called it, he quickly got what he deserved.

[Glagol1]

We have almost no generals. Maybe there are retired ones who don't lick ass. And those who are in uniform, and even with the stars of Heroes (who will soon be passed off as exemplary cleaning of public restrooms), are not generals at all, but rather lackeys. And what do they command?
We often, turning to history, see criticism, and quite fair, of Pavlov, Budyonny, Meretskov and others, but are generals now leading our troops ???!!! How I sympathize with those captains / majors who follow their orders and crumble our fighters into vinaigrette ...

[Rostislav]

Quote: carpenter

And my grandfather Dmitry, as he began to fight in Finland, then from Brest of the Second World War and finished in Harbin, he received his first vacation in 1946.

A lot of those. My father served an urgent service in the Far East, arrived home in Minsk on 20.06.41/2/7, and 39 days later was already at the military registration and enlistment office. Then Prague, and finished where he started - Far East. Managed m Fritz and Japs to drive. 46 years, from the XNUMXth to the XNUMXth.