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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Aleksandr_DvornikovAleksandr Dvornikov - Wikipedia

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   Aleksandr Vladimirovich Dvornikov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Дворников; born 22 August 1961) is a Russian army general who commanded the Russian military intervention in Syria and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

2. www.theguardian.com › world › 2022Aleksandr Dvornikov: Russian general who helped turn tide of...

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   Apr 10, 2022 · Gen Aleksandr Dvornikov, 60, has been described as an “old school” general and a “blood and soil nationalist”, trained in Soviet military doctrines that view obliterating civilian targets ...

3. www.npr.org › 2022/04/15 › 1092882592Who is Russia's 'butcher of Syria,' now leading the invasion of...

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   Apr 15, 2022 · General Aleksandr Dvornikov is infamous for his ruthlessness while leading Russia's intervention in Syria. Now he's heading Russia's war in Ukraine, signaling that the violence...

4. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2022/4/12Who is the general leading Russia’s new war strategy in Ukraine?

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   Apr 12, 2022 · Recently reported to have been appointed as the supreme commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine, Dvornikov commanded a Russian motor rifle division that stormed Grozny, the capital of the de ...

5. www.youtube.com › watchGeneral Aleksandr Dvornikov Becomes Russia’s New Ground ... - ...

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   Apr 10, 2022 · The 60-year-old Dvornikov brings a fearsome reputation honed in the Second Chechen War and Syria, where he earned the name “The Butcher of Syria.”.

6. news.sky.com › story › ukraine-war-who-is-the-butcher-of-syria-general-aleksandrUkraine war: Who is the 'Butcher of Syria' General Aleksandr...

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   Apr 13, 2022 · British intelligence officials have confirmed reports that the so-called Butcher of Syria has been put in charge of the Russian war in Ukraine. General Aleksandr Dvornikov, 60, has been ...

7. foreignpolicy.com › 2022/04/12 › russia-new-top-commander-dvornikov-ukraineRussia's New Top Commander in Ukraine: Aleksandr Dvornikov -...

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   Apr 12, 2022 · U.S. and European officials believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Gen. Aleksandr Dvornikov as the country’s ground commander in Ukraine in an apparent bid to iron out...

8. www.abc.net.au › news › 2022/05/14Who is the 'Butcher of Syria' brought in to win Putin's war?

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   May 13, 2022 · Vladimir Putin gave Aleksandr Dvornikov a framed photo of a building in Syria with a pro-Russian message on the roof. (Wikimedia Commons: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation )

9. www.npr.org › 2022/04/14 › 1092904525What the ruthless new commander of Russia's military signals for...

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   Apr 14, 2022 · General Aleksandr Dvornikov is known for leading Russia's brutal campaign in Syria's civil war in 2015, and he's now the Russian military's leading commander in...

10. www.rferl.org › a › russia-new-general-ukraine-invasion-dvornikovRussia Appoints Notorious General To Oversee Ukraine War Amid...

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    Apr 10, 2022 · Russian General Aleksandr Dvornikov will now lead Russia's war against Ukraine after the army suffered serious setbacks in the first six weeks of the invasion.