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The reshuffle of Russian commanders in Ukraine continues

Valery Gerasimov and Sergei Surovikin
Photo: kremlin.ru

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Donetsk front was holding and Kyiv was doing everything possible to strengthen Ukrainian defences. "The terrorist state and its propagandists are trying to pretend that they have achieved some success in Soledar, but the fighting continues", said Zelensky in his latest address.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner group, which accounts for about one fourth of the Russian forces in Ukraine, again wrote on Telegram that he had "liberated" Soledar. "Once again, I want to confirm the complete liberation and cleansing of the territory of Soledar from the units of the Ukrainian army," the oligarch claimed. According to him, all civilians were removed from the city and 500 Ukrainian soldiers who refused to surrender were killed.

The Kremlin continues the reshuffle of the commanders who lead the aggression in Ukraine. The post was taken over by Gen. Valery Gerasimov, who is the Chief of Staff of the Russian Army. He replaced gen. Sergei Surovikin, who commanded for 3 months, during which he managed to withdraw the Russian aggressors from Kherson, but did not achieve the breakthrough expected by the Kremlin on the front at Bakhmut and Soledar.



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