For several days, the Russian army has continued to carry out air strikes on Ukraine, including the capital Kiev , and air defense alarms have continued to sound throughout Ukraine. Compared with previous operations, the Russian military's recent air strikes seem to target Ukraine's energy and communication facilities. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on October 18 that since October 10, the Russian army has destroyed nearly one-third of Ukraine's power stations, resulting in large-scale power outages throughout Ukraine.
Zelensky made a very tough statement saying that the Russian army's attack on civilian infrastructure means that there is no room for negotiation between Kiev and Moscow.
In fact, this is not the first time Zelensky has spoken out and refused to negotiate with Putin . However, compared to Zelensky's toughness, Russia's attitude seems to have changed.
It is reported that on October 18 local time, General Surovijin, the new commander-in-chief of the Russian military's "Special Military Operation", issued a statement, admitting that the current situation is very tense.
General Surovijin was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Russia's "Special Military Operations" on October 8. He has participated in the Syrian War and also participated in the Second Chechnya War . He is a commander with rich combat experience.
After the Russian army's "special military operation" began, the troops where General Surovikin was located were also significantly better than other troops. Therefore, Putin appointed General Surovikin as the commander-in-chief of the operation to clearly hope that he would lead the Russian army to victory.
However, General Surovijin has been very low-key since he was appointed as the commander-in-chief. October 18 is his first time to speak out to the outside world.
In a statement issued on the same day, General Surovikin admitted that the current situation on the front line was very tense, especially the situation around Kherson City. It is reported that , Khlsong, has always been the focus of the Ukrainian counterattack operation.
However, since the Ukrainian army launched a counterattack at the end of August, progress in the direction of Khlsun has not been smooth. Now General Surovikin admits that the situation in Khlsong is tense, which may mean that Ukraine's counterattack has finally made progress.
General Surovikin said that in the situation becoming increasingly tense, the Russian army may be forced to make "hard decisions." Analysts believe that the so-called "hard decision" may be the evacuation from Khlsson.
It is worth noting that General Surovikin, as the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army's "Special Military Operation", did not speak harshly to Ukraine in his first statement to the outside world.
On the contrary, General Surovikin's attitude towards Ukraine was very peaceful. He said that Ukraine and Russia are actually the same nation, and Russia, the West, Ukraine has become a country independent of the West and NATO and is friendly to Russia.
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia and Ukraine have been making harsh talks with each other. Although Putin and Russian officials have expressed their willingness to negotiate, overall, Russia's attitude towards Ukraine is still very tough.
Especially since the Russian army began partial mobilization, both Putin and Russian officials have been very tough towards Ukraine. Therefore, General Surovikin now said that he hopes Ukraine is friendly to Russia, which immediately attracted outside attention.
In the statement, General Surovikin did not even warn Ukraine or condemn the Zelensky government, but instead criticized NATO.
It is reported that General Surovikin said in a statement that NATO leadership has been asking the Kiev regime to take offensive action in the direction of Kherson, but they do not consider any casualties.
analysis believes that considering the identity of General Surovijin as the commander-in-chief of the "Special Military Operation", his remarks may be sending some signal.
In fact, since Putin ordered partial mobilization, some analysts believe that Moscow is preparing for an end to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in a short period of time.
In recent times, the Russian army has gradually increased its offensive and continues to launch a strike on Ukraine's energy facilities. This seems to be confirmed. Now General Surovikin rarely sends a friendly signal to Ukraine, which may be laying the groundwork for the final fierce attack.
But if the Russian army really intends to end the conflict in a short period of time, the United States and NATO will definitely try their best to stop it. The United States has always hoped to use the Russian-Ukrainian conflict to drag down Russia, so it will definitely not watch the conflict end as soon as possible. So if Russia really plans to end the conflict as soon as possible, it will inevitably face pressure from the United States and NATO in the future, and the situation in Russia and Ukraine may escalate again.
