Russia Appoints New General to Lead Incursion into Ukraine, Famously Cold-Blooded
MOSCOW, KOMPAS.COM – Russia appointed a famous general, who fired on pro-democracy protesters in the 1990s, as commander first overall for the war in Ukraine.
Replacement of generals to lead Russian attack on Ukraine on Saturday (8/10/2022), carried out as the Kremlin struggles to stop Ukraines counter-attack that had thrown its troops into disarray.
The appointment of General Sergei Surovikin was carried out on the same day when Vladimir Putin got a humiliating blow after the explosion The Crimean Bridge made the section of the highway to the Kerch Strait sink and caused a huge fire on the railroad tracks.
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Surovikin was a veteran commander who led the expedition Russian military in Syria in 2017, where he was accused using controversial tactics including random bombing against anti-government fighters.
His appointment is the first of the battlefield commander overall for Russian troops in Ukraine.
This may indicate that Moscow now understands that its military is in danger of collapse in Ukraine, with troops Kyiv is advancing in all four territories that Putin claims to have annexed.
Surovikin is the former head of the Russian Air Force, and in the season hot was sworn in as head of the southern military group, replacing General Alexander Dvornikov, who lasted only a few months in that position.
He is seen as having increased the combat effectiveness of the Russian troops in eastern Ukraine, where poor communication and cooperation has been interfere with the invading Russian forces.
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Allegations of corruption and brutality
However, Surovikin also has a tortuous history spanning two periods jail for allegedly selling weapons and leading a military column against protesters during the 1991 coup. He has also served in Tajikistan and Chechnya.
