Putin appointed commanders of the 'Center' and 'East' groupings
Putin appointed commanders of the 'Center' and 'East' groupings, as well as the commander of unmanned systems forces and the head of all logistics services. Get the morning briefing or weekly digest on new military appointments. Putin announced this during a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Consensus
- Putin announced a reorganization of the Russian military during a meeting with the Ministry of Defense leadership.
- All logistical services of the Russian Armed Forces will be centralized under one commander.
- Valery Solodchuk was appointed to lead the unified logistical services.
- Andrey Ivanayev was appointed commander of the 'Center' military grouping.
- Pyotr Bolgarov was appointed commander of the 'East' military grouping.
- Denis Lyamin was assigned to lead the formation of the new drone forces and will become their future commander.
- The reorganization is framed as necessary due to the demands of the war in Ukraine.
Points of divergence
- The Ukrainian military intelligence claims that units under Solodchuk's command were involved in the Bucha massacre. — tg_istories_media
- Prior to this announcement, there were unconfirmed reports that a civilian entrepreneur named Yury Vaganov, nicknamed 'Unitaz,' had been appointed to lead the drone forces. — tg_istories_media
- Putin recently issued an order to include new personnel for military construction units into the army's strength. — tg_istories_media
- Minister of Defense Andrei Belousov initiated a reform of the army's construction complex and revived military construction units. — tg_istories_media
- Putin highlighted that Denis Lyamin had already proven himself as a top specialist in drone warfare while serving as chief of staff in the 'Center' grouping. — tg_theinsider
Coverage (3 sources)
- Putin: all logistics services will be in one hand — Ведомости
- Putin appointed commanders of the 'Center' and 'East' groups, as well as the commander of unmanned systems forces and head of... — The Insider
- Putin appointed commander of unmanned systems forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and merged rear services — Важные истории
Key entities
- Vladimir Putin
- Russia
- Ministry of Defense
- Kremlin
- VS
- East
- Center
- Ministries of Defense
- Ukraine
- Valeriy Solodchuk
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