Sergey Surovikin - General Armageddon

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Sergey Sarovikin has been appointed the overall commander for the war in Ukraine. He's known as General Armageddon by his colleagues, and that's because he has quite a fearsome reputation. Made a name for himself during an attempted hardliner coup in Moscow in 1991. And later in Syria, he secured the Medal of a Hero of Russia - which is the country's highest honorary title.

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