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Ukraine-Russia latest updates: Moscow names new general

Air Force General Sergey Surovikin appointed as the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine.

Pro-Russian troops are seen driving a tank in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
The appointment follows the reported sacking earlier this week of the commanders of two of Russia's five military regions, as its forces have suffered a series of dramatic reverses in northeastern and southern Ukraine in recent weeks [Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters]
By Umut Uras and Hamza Mohamed
Published On 8 Oct 2022

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  • Russia’s Defence Ministry names Air Force General Sergey Surovikin as the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, Moscow’s third senior military appointment in the space of a week.
  • Moscow says three people have been found dead so far as a result of a blast on a bridge linking Russia and Crimea.

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