The official, Sergey Surovikin, was once described as 'absolutely ruthless, with little regard for human life.'
A Russian official nicknamed"General Armageddon" has been demoted as the country's top battlefield commander in Ukraine, according to reports.
Sergey Surovikin, the official dubbed"General Armageddon," had received the moniker from the country's media for his reputation of battlefield brutality. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is pictured next to Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on December 17, 2022. The latter will replace Sergey Surovikin, nicknamed"General Armageddon," as the country's top commander in Ukraine."Surovikin is absolutely ruthless, with little regard for human life," the unnamed official toldSurovikin had only been promoted last October to the role.
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