A newly-promoted Russian general has said the full-scale invasion of Ukraine is just a “stepping stone” to a wider conflict with Europe.
Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev was promoted to the rank of Colonel-General by President Putin. Mordvichev was already head of the Central Military District and the Russian Central Group of Forces in Ukraine.
In an interview on Moscow's state-run Russia-1 channel, which was filmed in July but released to coincide with his promotion, Mordvichev expressed his belief that Putin's military actions will continue for a long time and may even expand further in the future.
💬 This war will last for a long time, because we still need to liberate Eastern Europe, says Russian general and war criminal Andrei Mordvichev.
— Winston the Cat (@WinstonCatNews) September 9, 2023
The interview was recorded at the end of July this year and Mordvichev assumed that the Ukrainian counteroffensive would slow down by… pic.twitter.com/MB9m1YYcLV
“The war will persist for an extended period. Discussing specific dates doesn't make sense... When it comes to Eastern Europe and what needs to be done, it will certainly require more time,” he stated.
The interviewer then asks: “Ukraine is only a stepping stone?”
“Yes, you're correct. This is only the beginning. I believe that the proponents of this war won't stop there,” he replies.
Mordvichev also said the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) only have enough momentum “for an offensive until the end of August.”
“They [the AFU] will continue [an offensive] until the end of August, followed by a brief hiatus. They won't achieve much during the winter.
“By spring, I anticipate it will all [offensive - ed.] come to a close,” he said, emphasizing that “without a doubt, Russian forces will need to respond to this offensive.”
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During the previous spring, Mordvichev led the assault on Mariupol, a city that Ukrainian President Zelensky stated in April had seen 95 per cent of its buildings destroyed.
In Ukraine, Mordvichev faces accusations of issuing the order to storm the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. According to Ukraine's Security Service, Mordvichev, in collaboration with the leaders of the so-called “DNR” and Chechen forces, devised the plan for the overall capture of the besieged Mariupol and the assault on the Azovstal metallurgical plant, where Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and civilians were trapped in partially destroyed bomb shelters.
In February of this year, the 47-year-old Mordvichev assumed the role of commander of the Central Military District, succeeding General Alexander Lapin, who faced substantial criticism after the Russian army withdrew from the Estuary in the Donetsk region.
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Comments (2)
Does anybody actually believe anything that comes out of the kremlin regimes propaganda machine anymore?
All they are trying to do is project a position of strength for any future negotiations.
Ukraine has to win this war or they will be passing tyranny and humiliation to future generations.
communist russia simply will not stop, they insist on a soviet re union. russia must be de-communized once and for all.
@Joseph Swanson, I see that no matter how many times people point out to you that the Russian Federation is not Soviet, or Communist, you persist in repeating this nonsense. The communists were ruthless dictators, but they at least pretended to care about the common good. Putin & his gangster friends are fascist: they care only about their own power & wealth & enforce their desires with reckless violence.