On Saturday, it was announced that Russia would make changes to the military leadership in the Ukraine war and appoint a “war hero” with heavy experience from the war in Syria to lead the invasion.
From now on, the Russian war in Ukraine will be led by General Aleksandr Dvornikov, the commander of Russia’s southern military district.
MARINE EXERCISE: Russia’s warfare in Ukraine will in future be led by General Aleksandr Dvornikov, commander of Russia’s southern military district. Pictured on the far right during a naval exercise in the Black Sea on January 9, 2020. Photo: NTB / Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
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According to two officials from the United States and Europe, Dvornikov has been appointed as a result of Russia’s failure to achieve its goal of capturing Kyiv.
– It speaks for a Russian recognition that things are going extremely badly and they have to do something different, said the European official, according to CNN.
Dvornikov has extensive experience from Russian combat operations in Syria and will, according to a Western source, ensure better coordination of Russian warfare.
The 60-year-old general has previously been awarded Russia’s honorary medal, according to NTB. He also holds a number of military honors and has served in the military since Soviet times.
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Russian forces have shelled residential areas on several occasions, destroying large parts of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. The European official doubts that the tactics for hitting civilians and residential areas will change.
