Putin replaces 'Common Armageddon' as commander of Russia's conflict in Ukraine after simply 3 months

Russian President Vladimir Putin has changed the commander main his nation's conflict in Ukraine simply three months after he handed him the job.

Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed "Common Armageddon," has been changed by Chief of the Common Employees Valery Gerasimov, who's head of the Russian navy, the Russian Protection Ministry mentioned Wednesday. The change was described by Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu as "a rise within the degree of management of the particular operation," which is what Moscow calls its invasion of Ukraine.

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Surovikin was put in total cost of the Ukraine operations simply final October. He'll keep on as Gerasimov's deputy. Surovikin's time in cost was marked by intense Russian shelling of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and Russia's retreat from the southern metropolis of Kherson.

The changed basic beforehand received respect commanding Russian troops in Tajikistan, Chechnya, and Syria, in accordance with Russian newspaper Kommersant, incomes one in all his many monikers: "Extreme," a play on his identify in Russian. He then made a reputation for himself as a no-nonsense navy commander, albeit one with a disregard for the usual guidelines of engagement.

In the course of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Surovikin commanded the southern grouping of troops, which had seen essentially the most success within the battle. His appointment was anticipated by many to bear fruit for the Russians, serving to to rectify the important management issues that plagued them since February.

The conflict approaches its anniversary on Feb. 24, and as of but, its conclusion doesn't appear to be drawing close to anytime quickly.