General "Armageddon" Surovikin gave his first interview [English subtitles]

October 18, 2022, Moscow

Sergey Vladimirovich Surovikin, Commander of the Joint Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, gave his first interview. Surovikin was appointed to his current position on October 8, 2022 by order of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

00:02 Tense situation in warzone
00:27 We want Ukraine to be a friendly country independent of NATO
00:47 Ukrainian leadership dooms Ukrainians to death
01:43 Ukraine's losses are hundreds of killed and wounded per day
02:00 Russia does not strive for high rates of advance
02:25 The current tasks are to build up reserves, strengthen defenses, launch missile strikes against the enemy
03:10 The operation has confirmed the effectiveness of the Russian aviation and air defense
04:11 Russia uses Su-57 in military operation
05:03 Difficult situation in Kherson region
05:58 NATO leadership demands Kyiv to carry out an offensive in Kherson regardless of any casualties
06:41 Civilian evacuation from the right bank of the Dnieper River
07:53 The most difficult decisions are possible in Kherson.

Source: https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12442102