Baada ya kipigo alichopata Putin nchini Ukraine, abadilisha kamanda wa vita Ukraine

[YEHODAYA]

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a new general to direct the war in Ukraine as the Russian military pulled its troops from the northern part of the country following a failure to take the capital Kyiv, according to a US official and a European official cited by CNN on Saturday.

The officials said Putin appointed Army Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, the commander of Russia’s Southern Military District, as theater commander of Russia’s military assault in Ukraine.

Dvornikov commanded the Russian military in Syria until Syrian forces gained the upper hand in the brutal civil war. Russia’s operations in Syria were marked by large-scale bombardments including in civilian areas, and the destruction of cities.

Moscow has taken a similar approach in Ukraine. The UK’s Ministry of Defence said in its daily briefing Saturday that Russia’s withdrawal from northern Ukraine in recent days has left “evidence of the disproportionate targeting of non-combatants including the presence of mass graves, the fatal use of hostages as human shields, and mining of civilian infrastructure.”

 

[RTI]

Hata kusingekuwepo vita kamanda anabadilishwa tu.

 

[Gama]

Hata kusingekuwepo vita kamanda anabadilishwa tu.

Kimsingi kamanda hajabadilishwa, bali amekamatwa na vijana wa Ukraine. Media za Ukraine zimesema na kumuonesha akiwa amefungwa pingu

Ukrainian media outlets and social media users have speculated that a top Russian commander has been captured as Kyiv's counteroffensive against Moscow's forces gathers pace.

Images and video shared on Twitter and Telegram purportedly show Lieutenant General Andrei Sychevoi among a group of Russian troops handcuffed on their knees with one social media user saying they were near Balakliya, in the Kharkiv region
Many noted the similarity of one of the captured men to other images of Sychevoi.

Nexta TV tweeted a screen grab of the alleged general next to a previous image of Sychevoi in his regalia.

"It seems that the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured not the usual 'lieutenant colonel', but the commander of the 'West' grouping, Colonel General Andrey Sychevoi," it said.

The Lviv Journal tweeted a clip it said was of the Russian troops following their capture, with the message, "Time will tell if it's Gen. Andrei Sychevoi that appears in the video.
Top Russian Commander of Invading Army Captured by Ukraine—Report