Russian President Vladimir Putin with Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky (L), commander of the Airborne Forces, and Colonel General Oleg Makarevich, commander of the Dnieper Group of Forces, visit the headquarters of the "Dnieper" army group in the Kherson Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, in this still image taken from handout video released on April 18, 2023. Kremlin.ru/Handout via REUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown on video on Tuesday, purportedly in the part of Ukraine's Kherson region controlled by Russian forces, meeting Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, a commander who British military intelligence said had recently been restored to a major role in the Ukraine campaign.
Here are some facts about Teplinsky:
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