The Chief of Staff of the Russian Army may have gone to Ukraine to direct the war

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 Russian military chief of staff Valery Gerasimov, one of the country's most senior generals, is said to have visited the front lines in eastern Ukraine to direct Moscow's military operation.


The New York Times, citing a senior Ukrainian official, reported that Gerasimov was said to have visited a dangerous front-line area in Ukraine last weekend, in an effort to boost Moscow's military campaign in the region. this. Two anonymous US officials also confirmed to the New York Times about this information.


A source from Ukraine said that the Kiev side had received information about Mr. Gerasimov's visit. Ukraine is said to have carried out an attack on the area that Gerasimov once visited, at school number 12, the Russian city of Izium on the evening of April 30. By that time, however, Mr. Gerasimov had already left.


Sources in the US said Mr. Gerasimov had been to eastern Ukraine for a few days, but there was no information about the attack on the Russian military facility in Izium.


The Russian Defense Ministry was not immediately available for comment when contacted by the New York Times.


"Our theory is that he went there because he realized (the Russian military) still had some unresolved issues," a source said.


According to observers, if this is true, it is considered quite unusual for a senior official like Mr. Gerasimov to go to the frontline. In recent times, foreign officials and analysts have said that Russia still seems to be facing problems with logistics and cooperation between units, while the Ukrainian side is fighting strongly in the war. field with Western weapons support.


Gerasimov is considered one of the masterminds of the Russian military campaign, according to the New York Times. Therefore, it is doubtful that he personally went to the frontline area to receive attention and analysis from experts.

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