“Russian military leadership has experienced major turn-overs due to Russian military failures in Ukraine,” Report informs, citing the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
“At least six Russian commanders have likely been dismissed from their posts since the beginning of the war in February, potentially including Eastern Military District (EMD) commander Colonel General Aleksandr Chayko and Western Military District (WMD) commander Colonel General Aleksandr Zhuravlev,” says ISW.
According to ISW’s report, Army General Aleksandr Dvornikov has been removed from overall theater command of Ukraine: “Army General Sergey Surovikin has taken over the “Southern Grouping” of forces in Ukraine. The lack of consistency in the Russian command structure and continued losses to military leadership on the battlefield are complicating command and control and the overall effectiveness of operations in Ukraine. Army General Sergey Surovikin has taken over the “Southern Grouping” of forces in Ukraine.”