Sergei Surovikin, an Army general who also oversees Russia’s air force, previously led Russian forces in Syria.
Russia has appointed a new commander to lead all of its forces in Ukraine as the Kremlin's war marches into its eighth month.
Sergei Surovikin, an Army general who also oversees Russia's air force, previously led Russian forces in Syria. Surovikin's appointment comes on the heels of Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to conscript hundreds of thousands of Russian men for the war. WASHINGTON – Russia has appointed a new commander to lead all of its forces in Ukraine as the Kremlin's war marches into its eighth month.
Sergei Surovikin, an Army general who also oversees Russia's air force, previously led Russian forces in Syria. His new role will involve galvanizing Russian troops after a slew of setbacks, including heavy losses of troops and equipment, and the forfeiture of thousands of square miles of occupied territory.for the war. Putin's order for approximately 300,000 Russians to join the fight in Ukraine is the first time since World War II that Moscow has drafted civilians into the military.
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