#Kremlin restructures command of #UkraineWar, w Gen. Gerasimov in charge, because of:

1. #Putin's desire for a decisive #Russia offensive in 2023

2. In-fighting in Moscow, w #WagnerGroup's #Prigozhin challenging Defense Ministry

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From @TheStudyOfWar: Latest change of command is unlikely to reverse the tide against #Putin invasion

"Gerasimov is unlikely to rapidly revitalize and reform Russia’s conduct of the war in #Ukraine to achieve Putin’s maximalist objectives"

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#Russia conscript sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison after complaining to his superiors about poor training conditions

Case is first public punishment of a soldier criticizing #Putin's mass mobilization from September

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#Putin reportedly authorizes pardons for #Russia convicts put on #Ukraine frontlines by #WagnerGroup of mercenaries

Putin decree for pardons "classified as a state secret"

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