Surovikin, whose nicknames include ‘General Armageddon’, will be replaced by Russia’s highest ranking military officer, Valery Gerasimov. ⁠ ⁠ Surovikin will stay on as one of his deputies.��⁠ ⁠ The reshuffle — the second since the start of the full-scale invasion in February, comes after the Russian army lost ground to a Ukrainian counteroffensive.⁠ ⁠ However, Russian pro-war analysts remain sceptical that the reshuffle would solve the problems its army is grappling with.⁠ ⁠ Image: Alexander Nemenov/AFP