Russia appoints new leader of Ukraine campaign as Wagner says Soledar fully captured
KYIV/NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine -- Moscow named a new commander for its invasion of Ukraine while Russian private military firm Wagner Group said its capture of the salt mining town Soledar in eastern Ukraine was complete. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov as overall commander for what Moscow calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine, now in its 11th month. The change effectively demoted General Sergei Surovikin, who was appointed only in October to lead the invasion and oversaw heavy attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner...Keep on reading: Russia appoints new leader of Ukraine campaign as Wagner says Soledar fully captured
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