![]() ![]() Gerasimov rose through Russia’s tank forces ranks and graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff in 1997. He assumes an operational command after a decade of heading the Russian military as its Chief of General Staff and one of its senior-most armored corps officers, having served since the time of the former Soviet Union. ![]() Gerasimov’s appointment comes against this backdrop, where Russian T-90 and T-72B3 could exchange fire with Leopards and Challengers in the east. This allows any negotiated settlement to be more on Ukraine’s terms than Russia’s. ![]() While these countries can transfer only between 10 to 15 tanks, far less than the 300 Ukraine’s military chief General Valery Zaluzhny has said would be needed, they are hoped to make some sweeping tactical gains on the ground. Still, they have not gone ahead with it owing to four factors – permanently souring already tense ties with Russia, waiting for one European country to make the first move, awaiting a nod from Washington, and depleting their ammunition stockpiles.įollowing Polish Prime Minister Moraweicki’s clarification that Poland would not hand over tanks to Ukraine “without a broader coalition,” pressure built on Germany to remove its veto on countries wanting to transfer German-origin weapons. Polish, German, and British leaders have symbolically announced approval for sending the machines. General Valery Gerasimov, the new overall commander of Russia’s Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine Europe’s ‘Tanking Will’ To Arm Ukraine Moscow appears to be preparing a classic tank war in Ukraine. His transfer comes in the backdrop of Russia’s T-90M being inducted and the introduction of the modernized ‘M’ version of the Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ attack helicopter. With the prospect of facing Western tanks in Ukraine as Poland and the United Kingdom reportedly finalize on sending its Leopard-2 and Challenger-2 Main Battle Tanks (MBT), Russia has appointed its top tankman – its military chief – to direct operations.Ĭhief of General Staff General Valery Gerasimov is a career armored corps officer. ![]()
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