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Iran and Russia find common ground through Syrian and Ukraine wars

Tehran’s supply of drones to Moscow deepens a collaboration between two unlikely allies

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin sends Sergei Surovikin, who unleashed terror in Syria, to lead war in Ukraine

In deploying one of his most brutal generals, who unleashed terror in Syria, Vladimir Putin is signalling a shift in strategy for his war in Ukraine. But history suggests Sergei Surovikin could leave disaster in his wake.

ABC News

Russia’s ‘cauldron’ tactic may be tipping Donbas battle in its favour

Analysis: smaller encirclements that are pounded with artillery are forcing exhausted Ukrainian forces to yield

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Vladimir Putin sent his 'Butcher of Syria' to tame Ukraine a month ago. Has it brought Russia any closer to victory?

When Vladimir Putin's original plan to take Kyiv fell apart, he brought in a battle-hardened army general to clean up the mess and finish the job. But the brutal tactics that saw him crowned the 'Butcher of Syria' have not played out the same in Ukraine.

ABC News

Vladimir Putin's impossible demands to army as he takes FULL control of Ukraine invasion

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly taken over control of his military's faltering Ukraine invasion, giving battle-weary generals a new target before Victory Day next week

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine war: catch up on this week’s must-read news and analysis

Fresh details of savagery in Bucha … Putin’s new military commander … are Russia’s weapons of choice getting worse?

The Guardian - AU

Russian general who brutalised Syria is being tapped for Putin’s dirtiest work in Ukraine

The rumoured appointment of the experienced senior officer is fuelling suspicions that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not going wholly to plan.

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Can the West keep Putin’s chemical arsenal at bay?

What, precisely, does Joe Biden mean by “a severe price”? This is what the US president said that Russia would pay if it was found to have deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine. On March 11, when Biden issued this initial threat, he declined to elaborate on what he had in…

Evening Standard

Who is the general leading Russia’s new war strategy in Ukraine?

Dubbed the ‘butcher’ of Aleppo and Grozny, Aleksandr Dvornikov, was honoured with a Hero of Russia medal in 2016.

Al Jazeera

Aleksandr Dvornikov: Russian general who helped turn tide of Syrian war

Analysis: career military officer and ‘blood and soil nationalist’ now faces different set of challenges in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

U.S. will supply Ukraine with 'the weapons it needs' against Russia

The United States is committed to providing Ukraine with “the weapons it needs” to defend itself against Russia, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday as Ukraine seeks more military aid from the West.

Reuters

Russian general behind monstrous attack on Ukrainian railway station named in reports

Captain General Aleksandr Dvornikov is likely to be behind the attack on women, children and the elderly at a station in Kramatorsk, killing at least 52 people, it is reported

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