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US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander
AP ^ | April 10, 2022 | ROBERT BURNS and HOPE YEN

Posted on 04/10/2022 8:12:34 AM PDT by McGruff

After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander, a U.S. official said Sunday.

Russia has turned to Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, 60, one of Russia’s most experienced military officers and — according to U.S. officials — a general with a record of brutality against civilians in Syria and other war theaters. The senior official who identified the new commander was not authorized to be identified and spoke on condition of anonymity.

“This general will just be another author of crimes and brutality against Ukrainian civilians,” Sullivan told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And the United States, as I said before, is determined to do all that we can to support Ukrainians as they resist him and they resist the forces that he commands.”

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1 posted on 04/10/2022 8:12:34 AM PDT by McGruff
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2 posted on 04/10/2022 8:14:31 AM PDT by McGruff (A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes)
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Oooh, Jake Sullivan is on the Russian’s case, I betcha he is just shaking in his boots.


3 posted on 04/10/2022 8:15:02 AM PDT by OKSooner ("Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire)
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To: McGruff

wow, Putin is really small


4 posted on 04/10/2022 8:15:21 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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“The senior official who identified the new commander was not authorized to be identified and spoke on condition of anonymity.”

An anonymous claim - what a shocker!


5 posted on 04/10/2022 8:17:27 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: McGruff

I’ll bet he’s just delighted to get that job.


6 posted on 04/10/2022 8:19:07 AM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: McGruff

So the pentagon officer spoke to CNN.
OK, now we know where his allegiances lie.


7 posted on 04/10/2022 8:19:35 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: canuck_conservative

Putin is really small

No the General is 10 feet tall, like all Russian soldiers.


8 posted on 04/10/2022 8:33:35 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: McGruff

Other than slaughtering helpless civilians this butcher’ main experience is commanding the VKF. He has no experience commanding large military units of varying composition over large areas.

Since he is Pootie’s buddy, he will be expected to produce some sort of victory by May 9 - Russia’s WWI Victory Day.

He has basically 2 choices - go with what he’s got which are mostly exhausted and worn out troops with low moral, or wait until the recombined BTGs from the Kiev region arrive. The first choice could come at any time. The second will take at least a month, if it is even possible.


9 posted on 04/10/2022 8:41:45 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Ukraine should program a drone to follow him around and wait for the right moment.


10 posted on 04/10/2022 8:53:24 AM PDT by Rappini (Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
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To: McGruff

Now we’ll get some action.


11 posted on 04/10/2022 8:55:59 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: PIF
Since he is Pootie’s buddy, he will be expected to produce some sort of victory by May 9 - Russia’s WWI Victory Day.

I assume you mean WWII. Russia didn't fare so well in WWI.

12 posted on 04/10/2022 8:58:09 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

Yeah typo and they didn’t fair too well in WWII either or against any known major adversary like the Chinese and Japanese


13 posted on 04/10/2022 9:35:36 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: McGruff

How many generals do they have left? They’ve been dropping like flies lately.


14 posted on 04/10/2022 9:43:02 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather
They are calling in from retirement, some of the Olde Guard.


15 posted on 04/10/2022 9:46:28 AM PDT by Daffynition (*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
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One thing about the Russians they were never shy about giving out medals to the soldiers and service people


16 posted on 04/10/2022 9:48:44 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: McGruff

The general is in bad need of a decent tailor.


17 posted on 04/10/2022 10:05:03 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: McGruff

The expression on that General’s face is like he is facing a firing squad.


18 posted on 04/10/2022 10:47:28 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Rappini

I’m sure NATO already has that job covered.


19 posted on 04/10/2022 11:11:25 AM PDT by skeeter
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