The change in leadership of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine is indicative of the challenges Russia faces in achieving its goals.. This is stated in the intelligence report of the British Ministry of Defense..

The replacement of the commander of the joint group of Russian troops in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin, with the chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces, Valery Gerasimov, was called in intelligence "

“The appointment of the Chief of the General Staff as commander of the theater of operations is an indication that the situation in which Russia finds itself is becoming more and more serious and this is a clear recognition that the campaign does not meet the strategic goals of Russia,” the message says..

The authors of the report assume that the majority of Russian ultra-nationalist and military bloggers, who have repeatedly accused Gerasimov of unsatisfactory conduct of the war, will be unhappy with this move..

Their attitude towards Surovikin, who has now been appointed to a lower position, was more favorable because of his " Now, the message says, his credibility and influence will almost certainly be greatly reduced..

Latest Defense Intelligence update on situation in Ukraine - 11 January 2023From UK government's response: https://t. co/R8IRhx7JcP? #StandWithUkraine? pic. twitter. com/e8SUWQj8HB.

— Ministry of Defense? (@DefenceHQ) January 11, 2023.

Recall that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation explained the change of commander by “expanding the scale of the tasks being solved” and the alleged need for “organizing closer interaction between the types and types of troops”.

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As previously reported, Wagner PIK militants publicly scolded Valery Gerasimov for lack of ammunition..

According to Ukrainian intelligence, in Russia there is an internal political struggle in the top leadership between people from the Shoigu-Gerasimov orbit and the Surovikin-Prigozhin group.