Putin names head of new Russian drone forces in military reshuffle
Putin named new commanders and a drone chief as Russia expands its military overhaul to tighten logistics and frontline control in Ukraine.
- President Vladimir Putin announced a major military reshuffle, appointing Colonel General Denis Lyamin to lead Russia's newly established Unmanned Systems Forces and naming new operational commanders for the Center and East groups.
- Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov's administrative reform prompted the reorganization, as Putin stated the Defense Ministry is refining its structure to "keep pace with the needs and lessons learned from the special military operation."
- Putin described the Center group's objective to capture eastern Donetsk as "critical and high-stakes," while praising the East group for its "dynamic and aggressive" advance across southern Donetsk and partially occupied Zaporizhzhia.
- Colonel General Valery Solodchuk was appointed Deputy Defense Minister, yet Ukraine's HUR military intelligence agency lists him as a wanted war criminal for alleged crimes during the 2022 attack on Kyiv.
- The Kremlin is addressing operational deficiencies identified during the conflict, signaling intensified focus on territorial gains as new commanders assume their roles in the ongoing Ukraine campaign.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin today announced a major reorganization in the highest structures of the Russian army, appointing new operational commanders in Ukraine, a single chief of logistics and the head of the newly established forces for drone warfare, it was announced on the Kremlin's website.
Putin Announces Major Command Changes and Expands Russia's Drone Forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a broad reshuffle of senior military leadership following a meeting with top Defense Ministry officials, introducing new commanders for frontline operational groupings while appointing the head of Russia's newly established Drone Forces. Putin Unveils New Military Appointments The meeting brought together Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, and senior comma…
Putin Announces Reshuffling of Top Military Leadership
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a major reshuffle across the top ranks of Russia’s military, appointing new operational commanders in Ukraine, a unified logistics chief and a head for the newly established drone warfare branch. “We’re continuing to refine the Defense Ministry’s organizational structure to keep pace with the needs and lessons learned from the special military operation,” Putin said in a televised Kremlin meeting, …
Vladimir Putin, in a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defence on 5 August, announced several major changes in the military command. "We are continuing to improve the structure of the Ministry of Defence in response to the needs and experience of a special military operation," the President explained.
President Vladimir Putin appointed Denis Liamin as Head of Systems Forces without Pilot of Russia, a newly established military branch that will be responsible for the war with drones, informs TVPWorld. Putin announced the appointment in...
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