The Pentagon has dispatched Lt. Gen. Antonio Aguto Jr. "to spend lengthy periods of time in Kyiv" and "work more directly with the country’s military leadership" according to a buried report in Wednesday's NYT.
His job will be the shadow commander of Ukraine's army, basically replacing Zaluzhny and putting Aguto over land army commander Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Aguto's orders are to direct the Ukrainians on a "hold and build" strategy:
His job will be the shadow commander of Ukraine's army, basically replacing Zaluzhny and putting Aguto over land army commander Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Aguto's orders are to direct the Ukrainians on a "hold and build" strategy: