Rob Lee

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Rob Lee @RALee85

Salyukov is the commander of the Russian Ground Forces and Kim is its deputy commander. This appears to be a quite significant change. Not clear if this means Surovikin will be in charge of Russian Air Force operations or if the force groupings will remain the same. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 11, 2023

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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Valery Gerasimov is taking over as the commander of Russian forces in Ukraine. His deputies will be Surovikin, Army General Oleg Salyukov, and Colonel General Alexey Kim. https://t.co/3bWZCMhNkI https://t.co/VBD02Wvz4v — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 11, 2023

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I don't think this is because Surovikin is viewed as a failure. Certainly possible that this was driven by political reasons. As the unified commander in Ukraine, Surovikin was becoming very powerful and was likely bypassing Shoigu/Gerasimov when talking to Putin. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 11, 2023