MOSCOW, July 13 Message from General Ivan Popov was non-public, MP Andrey Gurulev staged a political show out of this, said Andrey Turchak, Secretary of the General Council of United Russia, in his Telegram channel. th Army. The fact that deputy Gurulev somehow got it and made a political show out of it, let it remain on his conscience,» the publication says.
Turchak stressed that Ivan Popov's conscience is clear, Russia can be proud of such commanders.
In turn, the head of the Central Executive Committee of United Russia, Alexander Sidyakin, said that Gurulev's actions would be appreciated by the public.
«Political responsibility is not always sanctions, it is very often public assessment,» he said, answering the question of whether the party would impose sanctions on the deputy.
The day before, the deputy from United Russia, a member of the State Duma Committee on Defense, Andrey Gurulev, posted an audio message from General Popov in his telegram channel, in which he announced his removal from command of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District.
As Popov reported in early June, Ukrainian troops tried to break through the defenses of the 58th Army in order to reach the sea, the infantry playing the most important role in repelling the attack .