Ukraine War: Putin’s change of commander in Ukraine is 'last throw of the dice'

Vladimir Putin’s appointment of army chief Valery Gerasimov as the new commander of his invasion of Ukraine is a “sign of desperation”, says former Chief of the General Staff Lord Dannatt.

The now demoted General Sergei Surovikin was only appointed in October and oversaw heavy attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Read more on the war in Ukraine here: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-putin-dealing-with-an-internal-power-struggle-and-now-hes-acted-12541713

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