PORTRAIT – Between 2015 and 2016 in Syria, this general earned his nickname, but also the epithet “Hero of Russia”.
The appointment of General Alexander Dvornikov as head of Russian military operations in Ukraine has not been formalized. There is almost no war in Moscow … So far, the intervention launched by Vladimir Putin on February 24 has not had a theater commander. But the tactical failure of the first few days infuriated the Kremlin autocrat. A turning point was needed. “Our analysis is that the Russians have appointed[Dvornikov]as supreme commander,” the Pentagon confirmed earlier this week.
At the head of the Southern Military District, which includes the Russian-Ukrainian border, Crimea, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, the officer is one of the most influential officers in the Russian army. He is one of the potential candidates to succeed General Guerassimov, who is now in the hot seat. But that’s not all he’s known for. He is referred to as the “Butcher of Syria”.
A course not exceptional in itself
General Dvornikov won grimly there, between 2015…
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