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Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, was named the new commander of the unified group of forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The previous commander, Gen. Sergei Surovikin, was demoted to become Gerasimov\u2019s deputy along with two other generals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reshuffle, which was formally ordered by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, clearly came on Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s approval, signaling that he still has trust in his top military leaders who have faced broad criticism for the troops\u2019 performance in the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also suggests a recognition of flaws in carrying out what Putin called \u201cthe special military operation\u201d in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While announcing Gerasimov\u2019s appointment, the Defence Ministry said it was aimed at improving coordination between various forces fighting in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRaising the level of leadership of the special military operation is linked to the expansion of the scale of the tasks being fulfilled as part of it and the need to organize closer interaction between branches of the military and to increase the quality of supplies and the efficiency of directing groups of forces,\u201d the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surovikin was credited with strengthening coordination and reinforcing control over Russian forces in Ukraine after his appointment in October. His demotion to the No. 2 role signaled that while Putin wasn\u2019t quite happy with his performance, he still trusts the general\u2019s expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon after Surovikin was appointed in October, Russian troops pulled back from the southern city of Kherson under the brunt of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The retreat from the only regional center captured by Russia since it sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 came weeks after its annexation by Moscow and dealt a painful blow to the Kremlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his turn, Gerasimov, who was seen as the top architect of the Russian action in Ukraine as the country\u2019s top military officer in charge of strategic military planning, was also widely blamed for Moscow\u2019s military setbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His critics included Yevgeny Prigozhin, a millionaire businessman with close ties to Putin. 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