Russia has reorganized the command of its troops in Ukraine and is now commanded by General Alexander Dvornikov, who fought in Syria. He is responsible for improving coordination, according to BBC News.
Literally: “Russia has now reorganized its command in Ukraine on its own, and is now commanded by a general with extensive experience in Syria.”
This information was confirmed to the media by a Western government official.
It is noted that after the invasion of Ukraine there was “poor coordination” between the occupiers and Dvornikov will be responsible for “improving coordination.”
Direct speech of the source: “This particular commander has extensive experience in Russian operations in Syria. Therefore, we expect that the overall command and control will improve.”
According to the source, Russia is still trying to achieve some success by May 9, but the official believes that, thus, the political imperatives of Russia have priority over the military.
Western officials have said that Russia is sending additional forces to Donbass in units and is not pausing to allow troops to regroup properly.