Amid invasion failure, Russia replaces commander

Due to Russia’s failure to achieve almost all the goals set by the country’s leadership regarding the invasion of Ukraine, the “operation” commander has been replaced.

The BBC writes about this with reference to its own sources, as seen by Ukrinform.

"A Western official confirmed Russia had now reorganised the command of its operations in Ukraine with the general now in charge having had extensive experience from Syria," the report said.

It is noted that the commander of Russia’s southern military district, General Alexander Dvornikov, who is trying to improve coordination between the various units, now leads the invasion.

The BBC adds that once Russia's regrouping is complete, it will have just under 100 tactical groups ready to join the invasion.

" This would be a "substantial" Russian force but the official said Russian tactics have meant that even with numerical advantages they have been held back by smaller numbers of Ukrainian units acting in a far smarter way and with surprise," said the report.