A new Russian commander described as ‘absolutely ruthless, with little regard for human life’ has taken over the country’s military operations in Ukraine.
Sergei Surovikin has been dubbed ‘General Armageddon’ and will be the driving force of the war in Ukraine
According to a 2020 Human Rights Watch report, Russian forces under his command struck Syrian ‘homes, schools, healthcare facilities, and markets – the places where people live, work, and study’. His appointment however has softened the blow with Russia’s hardliners, who were growing impatient with the country’s military failings.
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