By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-15 16:05:23 | Updated at 2024-12-25 13:14:14
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Ukraine Replaces Commander as Russia Advances Fast in the East
Newsmax ^ | December 15, 2024 | Rooters
Posted on 12/15/2024 8:02:48 AM PST by Navy Patriot
Ukraine's military leadership has replaced the commander overseeing defenses in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian forces are making swift advances, a military official said on Saturday.
General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy, 54, was appointed to head the operational and tactical group Donetsk, replacing General Oleksandr Lutsenko, the official at the General Staff told Reuters.
Lutsenko was criticized by Ukrainian military bloggers and some lawmakers for failing to stop Russian troops' relentless push toward the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.
The battles around Pokrovsk, a key logistic hub for Ukrainian military and civilians in the eastern Donetsk region, come at a critical juncture of the war.
Ukraine is on the back foot on the battlefield as Russian troops advance at their fastest pace since the early days of Moscow's invasion in February 2022.
Last month President Volodymyr Zelenskiy replaced several other generals, saying changes were needed.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ukraine
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Rooters Sewer Service is unusually negative about Ukraine, today!
Could it be that Ukraine's Plan has been Trumped?
1 posted on 12/15/2024 8:02:48 AM PST by Navy Patriot
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