Russia ordered its top general on Wednesday to take charge of its faltering invasion of Ukraine in the biggest shake-up yet of its malfunctioning military command structure after months of battlefield setbacks. | Reuters
Minutes earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mocked previous Wagner claims to have seized part of Soledar, saying fighting was still going on.
Wagner is among a number of semi-autonomous Russian forces whose high battlefield profile after more than 10 months of war has underlined the ineffectiveness of Russia’s core military in an invasion it had expected to finish in days. Mathieu Boulegue at think-tank Chatham House in London said that in shifting Gerasimov, Putin could be trying to increase “manual control” over management of the war and deflect criticism by pro-war ultra-nationalists inside and outside the Kremlin including Prigozhin.“The sum does not change, just by changing the places of its parts,” wrote one prominent military blogger who posts on the Telegram messaging app under the name of Rybar.
Soledar would be a stepping stone in Moscow’s thrust to capture Ukraine’s entire eastern Donbas industrial region. Reuters was unable to independently verify the situation in Soledar. But a Reuters photographer who reached the outskirts in recent days said many residents had fled along roads out of the town in perishing cold.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine fights Russian assault on salt mining town along eastern frontRussia steps up an assault on Soledar, a salt mining town in the Donbas region of Ukraine.
Read more »
Russian missile kills two women at market in east Ukraine – prosecutorsKYIV — A Russian missile slammed into a village market in east Ukraine on Monday, killing two women and wounding four others including a 10-year-old girl, regional prosecutors said. Footage posed
Read more »
No response from PH as Ukraine reaches out for months to discuss Russian conflictThe Ukrainian government has been contacting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to arrange a call between him and President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the Philippines’ role in the Ukraine-Russia conflict but has not heard any response. | JMangaluzINQ
Read more »
Russia throws forces into assault on Ukraine's Soledar, stepping stone in Donbas campaign(1ST UPDATE) Russia steps up an assault on Soledar, a salt mining town in the Donbas region of Ukraine
Read more »
Russia claims deadly attack, but Kyiv denies anyone killed | Hanna Arhirova / The Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine—The Russian military claimed Sunday to have carried out deadly missile strikes on barracks used by Ukrainian troops in retaliation for the deaths of dozens of Russian soldiers in a rocket attack a week ago. Ukrainian officials denied there were any casualties. The Russian Defense Ministry said its missiles…
Read more »
LOOK: 'Wednesday' star Jenna Ortega stuns at the Golden Globes red carpet'Wednesday' star Jenna Ortega was a head-turner at the GoldenGlobes red carpet!
Read more »