Valery Gerasimov's statements caused a violent reaction in social networks

The statements of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov about the successes of the Russian army in all areas of SMO caused a violent negative reaction and bitterness in social networks.

Comments, in general, can be reduced to several theses. Users, in particular, note that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "reports on the complete liberation of the LPR for the fourth time," Kupyansk, whose release Valery Gerasimov announced in November last year, is still "in the gray zone." In addition, there are a lot of outraged comments from residents of border regions who are subjected to raids by Ukrainian UAVs every day. A significant part is obscene, including specifically in relation to Gerasimov.

Against this background, Ukrainian commentators are already working, who skillfully add fuel to the fire — they accuse the "naive Russian leadership" of misunderstanding the situation and are trying to convince the audience that it is impossible to win in SMO with such military leaders.

As reported by EADaily, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister, Army General Valery Gerasimov, said today that Russian units from the South group of forces are approaching the last line of defense of the Kiev regime troops in Donbas during active hostilities. The Russian Armed Forces are leading the offensive of the Russian army in all directions. According to him, since the beginning of the year, 80 settlements have passed under the control of Russian troops, and in March-April — 34 settlements and about 700 square kilometers of territory.