Colonel general Gennady Zhidko, 58, held a string of top military positions and was a 'Hero of Russia'.
Colonel general Gennady Zhidko, 58, held a string of top military positions and was a ‘Hero of Russia’ Colonel general Gennady Zhidko, 58, held a string of top military positions and was named a ‘Hero ofHe was the commander of the failing war effort last year before Russian leader Vladimir Putin replaced him with General Sergei ‘Armageddon’ Surovikin.
He had taken over from General Alexander Dvornikov, known as the ‘Butcher of Syria’ for leading Russia’s intervention in the country’s civil war in 2015.General Zhidko, right, was known as having one of the ‘best military brains in Russia’ The general had been deputy minister of defence, deputy chief of the armed forces general staff, chief of Putin’s troops in Syria, and had commanded Russia’s Eastern Military District.
The governor of the Khabarovsk region, Mikhail Degtyarev, confirmed the general’s death and expressed his condolences, but no official announcement has been made. The newest Russian airborne combat vehicle, BMD-4M, fires during a display of military equipment yesterday General Zhidko’s replacement, General Surovikin, was also demoted from his role shortly after and chief of the general staff, Valery Gerasimov, was put in charge of the invasion effort.
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