Ecs-the head of the Ground Forces, Vladimir Boldyrev, responded to Kadyrov on “General blah blah blah”, General Boldyrev said that only the president and the Minister of Defense can criticize the commanders. He called everything else empty words and underhand fuss
Vladimir Boldyrev
Former commander of the Ground Forces Vladimir Boldyrev, in a conversation with a correspondent of RBC, commented on Ramzan Kadyrov’s statements in his address. In particular, he responded to statements that he had been demoted and transferred from the North Caucasus Military District because he had failed in his duties.
“No one has demoted me anywhere. After that, I became the commander of the North Caucasus District, was transferred to an equivalent position and commanded the Volga-Ural District. That’s all I can say about it. For some reason, he did not remember 2008 and the coercion of Georgia to peace, for some reason he missed this moment completely,” Boldyrev said.
He also reiterated that the head of Chechnya had no right to criticize Alexander Lapin. “The commander of the district troops, the commander of the grouping of troops at the front, Colonel-General, Hero of Russia Lapin, only two people can evaluate him, much less criticize him:this is the minister and the president of our state. No other officials can give an assessment. Everything else is just empty words or underhand fuss, which may be encouraged from somewhere,” Boldyrev said.
Everything else he said about me— God is his judge, I’m not going to enter into a polemic with him here»,— Vladimir Boldyrev told RBC.
The day before, Kadyrov commented on Boldyrev’s statement that, as a civilian, he had no right to criticize Lapin. He recalled that he is a general of the Russian Guard and has experience, experience and results. “Which one of us is better:Colonel-General blah-blah-blah or Colonel-General Kadyrov?”The head of Chechnya said.
Kadyrov criticized Lapin in early October, after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Red Estuary. “It’s not a shame that Lapin is incompetent. And the fact that he is covered at the top by the leaders in the General Staff. <...> Army nepotism will not lead to good. In the army, it is necessary to appoint as commanders people of firm character, brave, principled, who worry about their fighters, who tear their teeth for their soldier, who know that a subordinate cannot be left without help and support. There is no place for nepotism in the army, especially in difficult times,” Kadyrov said then.
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Vladimir Boldyrev commanded the troops of the Siberian Military District in 2001–2002, then until 2004— the troops of the North Caucasus Military District.
In mid-July 2004, he was transferred to the post of commander of the Volga-Ural Military District. This happened a month after the militants attacked Ingushetia. Then the militants under the leadership of Shamil Basayev simultaneously attacked the federal border guard in Nazran, the buildings of the police department in Karabulak and the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya. The losses of the federal forces amounted to 93 people. The heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia and the Prosecutor’s office of Nazran were also killed. In addition to Boldyrev, the chief of the General Staff Anatoly Kvashnin, the commander-in-chief of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vyacheslav Tikhomirov left their posts.
In 2008–2009, Boldyrev was the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces. During the military operations in Georgia in 2008, he headed the operational headquarters in Vladikavkaz, which coordinated the actions of the military in South Ossetia.
On January 1, 2010, Boldyrev wrote a report on his dismissal. At that time, he exceeded the age limit for military service.
Currently, Boldyrev is one of the Inspectors General of the Ministry of Defense.
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Ramzan Kadyrov
politician, head of Chechnya
October 5, 1976
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