Vladimir Putin has demoted the notorious "General Armageddon" after months of humiliating defeats in Ukraine.
In an apparent recognition of recent battlefield setbacks, Russia's Defence Ministry announced the demotion of the head of Russian forces in Ukraine after only three months on the job.
Russia's top military officer - the chief of the military's General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov - was named as the replacement for Gen. Sergei Surovikin, who was demoted to deputy.
