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Russia appoints new commander amid crisis in Ukraine The Putin administration has appointed General Sergei Surovykin as the commander for the ongoing war. The Russian Defense Ministry announced his appointment on Saturday. The 55-year-old general had been leading Russian forces in southern Ukraine for so long.

News of the commander’s appointment came amid a deadly explosion at a fuel tank on a bridge crossing Crimea’s only link with Russia on Saturday. Al-Jazeera news.

Sergey Surovykin has played various important roles in the Russian army even before the Ukraine war. According to the information given on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense, he was serving in Chechnya at the beginning of this century. He also led the Russian forces in the Syrian war.

According to experts, Surovykin has extensive experience in other battlefields besides Ukraine. He also has a reputation for brutality in battle.