Recalls Prigogine: in ISW ​​told why General Popov criticized the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Analysts noted that in his rhetoric, Ivan Popov equated himself with the "rebellion leader", perhaps, calculating that his statement would be made public. Former commander of the 58th All-Military Army of the Russian Federation Major General Ivan Popov probably knew that his audio message with criticism of the Higher Command of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation would be merged into the network. This is stated in the report of the Institute of War Study (ISW) of July 13.

According to analysts, Popov stated that he was released due to the constant expression of dissatisfaction with the higher command of the problems of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Zaporozhye direction. In the fused Lieutenant General Andriy Gurulyov, Popov said that he expressed his concern about the lack of means of the Counter-Battery War in the Russian Federation, significant losses of Russians through Ukrainian artillery and other issues.

"Popov may have wanted some recipients to angry audio," analysts say. The report states that against the background of the recent rebellion of PEC "Wagner", General Popov in his statement equated himself with the "leader of the uprising", regardless of whether he wanted the audio recording. He took a call sign "Spartacus" and called his subordinates "gladiators.

" "Popov may have used this comparison to emphasize his idea of ​​himself as different from the inept Russian military command that actively causes harm," the authors of the report suggested. Analysts also point out that Popov's statements are significantly reminiscent of the rhetoric of the founder of the Wagner PEC Yevgeny Prigogine before and after his armed uprising. At the same time Popov was not spotted in connections with Prigogin.

Speaking of the goals of Popov, analysts mentioned that earlier Russian Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky, who resigned through conflict with Valery Gerasimov, used ties in veterans communities to directly contact Vladimir Putin and enlist support for anti-herasim . "Popov probably modeled his attempt to achieve Putin's commitment to achieve the desired goals on the basis of a successful appeal to Putin to Putin," analysts summed up.