Russia is preparing to wage war in Ukraine at least until 2025. This is the goal that Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu expressed in a detailed speech at the Council meeting with the country’s military leaders. “We continue to increase the combat effectiveness of the Armed Forces, including by providing modern weapons and improving troop training, taking into account the experience of a special military operation,” Shoigu said.
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“The consistent implementation of the action plan until 2025 will allow us to achieve the set goals,” says the minister, adding that the troops of the Southern Military District (SMD) will receive five thousand units of modern military equipment this year. “In the Southern Military District this year, more than 170 organizational measures will be implemented, the troops will receive five thousand five hundred units of modern weapons and equipment, and the commissioning of more than five hundred infrastructures will be completed.”
Shoigu emphasizes that “since the beginning of the year, the number of officers in the district has increased by 11,000 people and contracted military personnel by 30,000 units.” According to the minister, in the Southern Military District “the system of combat training is being improved, the camps are being modernized, and new materials and technical means are being introduced.”
Zelensky: “Sanctions against Russia are not enough”
Russia’s firepower is also a priority for the Ukrainian president. Volodymyr Zelensky says an analysis of the situation in the Russian military industry shows that pressure on Moscow needs to be increased.
“There was also a separate meeting with the Ministry of Strategy and Industry in Stavka,” says the Ukrainian head of state. “I saw an intelligence report about the situation in the Russian military industry. We can clearly see in which areas pressure on Russia should be strengthened so that terrorist opportunities do not increase. Sanctions are not enough. There will be more. There will also be other actions by us Ukrainians against the terrorist state. As long as Russia’s aggression continues, Russia’s losses should also be noted. “
Moscow-Kiev, intelligence war against Admiral Sokolov
On the Moscow-Kiev axis there is space for news about Admiral Viktro Sokolov. According to Kiev, the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet died in the raid on the headquarters in Sevastopol carried out in recent days. In the last few hours, however, Sokolov appeared via video link in the meeting chaired by Shoigu.
The images circulating on the Internet have obviously raised doubts and questions. “We will check” the position of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. Meanwhile, the video is analyzed looking for elements that can provide useful information. Solokov’s face is still during the connection, the admiral practically never moves.