The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, welcomed the appointment of Russian Army General Sergei Surovikin as commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine.
“I personally have been familiar and I know Sergey Vladimirovich well for almost 15 years. I can definitely say about him that this is a real general and a warrior, an experienced, strong -willed and far -sighted commander, for whom such concepts as patriotism, honor and dignity, always They are above all. I am happy to welcome this purpose. The united grouping of troops is now in safe hands. I am sure that Sergei Surovikin will correct the situation in the zone of his own. Well, we, of course, will help him in solving the tasks, ”wrote him The head of Chechnya in the telegram channel.
Meduza writes that Sergey Surovikin, who is now 55 years old, served in special forces, including Afghanistan. During the coup in August 1991, the 24-year-old Surovikin, with the rank of captain, commanded the battalion of the 2nd Guards Taman Motor Rifle Division, who tried to break through the barricades at the intersection of the garden ring and the new Arbat. After the defeat of the putschists, Surovikin spent several months in custody, but the accusations of the death of citizens were eventually removed from him.
Sergey Surovikin participated in an armed conflict in Tajikistan and the Second Chechen War, commanded Russian troops in Syria. Surovikin headed the grouping of Russian troops in Syria in May 2017, in October of the same year he became commander of the aerospace forces, and in December he received the title Hero of Russia for surgery in Syria. In August 2021, Surovikin was awarded the title of Army General.