Gen. Valery Gerasimov has been named the new chief of Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, a move one analyst says is confirmation “that there will be serious offensives coming, and that even Putin recognizes that poor coordination has been an issue.”
Sergei ShoiguGen. Valery Gerasimov, who has been named the new chief of Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, is Russia’s highest-ranking military officer. He has often been described as the real head of the Russian military, rather than defense officials in the Kremlin.
The statement also cited the need “to organize closer interaction” between various troop formations and increase “the effectiveness of management of troops.” The appointment is also seen as an attempt to keep in check the increasingly vocal Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose Wagner group mercenaries have publicly criticized Gerasimov.
“We have seen it at the beginning of the war,” said Kuznets, “when he planned the impossible operation at Putin’s orders.”
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