{"id":75829,"date":"2022-04-12T09:48:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=75829"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:48:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:48:41","slug":"after-syria-dvornikov-leads-russian-forces-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/75829\/","title":{"rendered":"After Syria, Dvornikov leads Russian forces in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Following the Russian failure to capture Kyiv and announcing that it would focus on seizing the eastern Donbas region, Moscow has appointed a new top commander, Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, to lead its \u201cspecial operation\u201d in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 60-year-old Dvornikov was the commander in charge of leading the Russian military operations in Syria, after Putin sent Russian forces there in 2015 to help the President Bashar al-Assad regaining control of the areas seized by armed opposition factions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US officials said that Dvornikov was a commander with a reputation for brutality against civilians in Syria, with some people even calling him \u201cthe butcher of Syria\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forces under his command were frequently accused of committing crimes against humanity. Dvornikov launched more than 9,000 combat flights and bombing raids in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dvornikov played a prominent role in Syria as he supervised Russian forces during a critical time in the Syrian war and helped to turn the war tide into Assad\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as he assumed his position, he quickly established an airbase near the northwestern coast, from where Russian aircrafts backed al-Assad regime by launching heavy airstrikes on the opposition-held cities and areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the opposition-held city of Aleppo, which was a key city in shaping the Syrian war afterwards, Dvornikov laid an overwhelming siege on the city and&nbsp; bombarded densely populated neighborhoods, causing major civilian casualties. As a result, the city fell into al-Assad\u2019s hands in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dvornikov also bombarded and obliterated towns and cities across Idlib governorate, where he had supremacy due to installing anti-aircraft guns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Following the Russian failure to capture Kyiv and announcing that it would focus on seizing the eastern Donbas region, Moscow has appointed a new top commander, Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, to lead its \u201cspecial operation\u201d in Ukraine. 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