The reason for the start of SVO in 2022 has been revealed

Russia could have launched a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine back in 2019, but the country needed to be better prepared for military action in terms of weapons, so it began in 2022. General Andrei Gurulev stated this in a conversation with Tsargrad. According to him, back in 2014 he understood that this was a postponed war.

“The war was postponed, this was all very clear. True, I somehow calculated the plan with my military mind and came to the conclusion that this would continue by 2019. But I understood why it was postponed. Because we calmly entered Ukraine, but we were not ready to fight with NATO,” the general said.

He explained that at that time the Russian army had neither Calibers, Iskanders, nor X-101s - the weapons that are now actively attacking the territory of Ukraine. There were no drones either.

Thus, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to postpone the start of the special operation, since in a modern war it is necessary to fight with modern weapons, which at that time were at the stage of experimental development.

“The Minsk agreements also played a role here, with which they hung noodles on our ears. But today we see what is happening, and I believe that this is a strategic advantage for the Russian army on the battlefield. This is worth a lot,” concluded Gurulev.