![]() ![]() "The appointment of Gerasimov means that all means of destruction in the arsenals of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - without exception - can be used." ![]() He said Gerasimov's arrival increased the likelihood that Russia might use battlefield nuclear weapons in Ukraine: Igor Korotchenko, a hardline military expert who is given generous space on state television, said Putin's decision stemmed from Ukraine's receipt of longer-range heavy weapons from the West and the prospect that it would soon receive Western armoured fighting vehicles and possibly battle tanks. Gerasimov's deputies will be Army General Sergei Surovikin, the previous theatre commander, appointed three months ago and nicknamed "General Armageddon" Army General Oleg Salyukov and Deputy Chief of the General Staff Colonel-General Alexei Kim. The defence ministry said the seniority of the commander in charge of the "special military operation" reflects the expansion of its scale and the need to improve organisation and command. ![]()
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