Reboot of ‘fortress belt’ defences as Zelenskyy visits frontline — Ukraine war briefing

Two modern commanders appointed on Donetsk front after dismissal of ‘Soviet-era’ Oleksandr Syrskyi as head of military. What we know on day 1,645Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed two of Ukraine’s most prominent commanders to oversee and …

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