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Russia-Ukraine war: Amid failure to capture Kyiv, Putin appoints new commander for Ukraine

Vladimir Putin with Army General Alexander Dvornikov (Photo: Twitter/The Kyiv Independent)

Moscow [Russia]: Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a new Army General Alexander Dvornikov, commander of Russia's Southern Military District, to lead the war in Ukraine as Moscow's military failed to capture Kyiv.

Dvornikov has been named theater commander of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine. There is speculation that Russia's general has a goal of representing Putin with some battlefield progress ahead of the 'Victory Day' on May 9, CNN reported on Sunday citing Military analysts and US officials familiar with intelligence assessments.

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