Putin appoints ‘brutal’ new senior commander for Ukraine war as Russian struggles continue

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Putin appoints ‘brutal’ new senior commander for Ukraine war as Russian struggles continue Chelsea vs Wolves team news: Graham Potter 'won't risk' N'Golo Kante fitness Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool needs to rediscover their 'unpredictability' Pep Guardiola hails Erling Haaland’s ‘incredible instinct’ as a striker First Native American woman in space among SpaceX crew successfully docked at ISS Massive dust storms hits near San Diego Tory climate minister refuses to rule out winter blackouts amid energy crisis 'A difficult day': Hearn disappointed after Benn v Eubank Jr fight postponed Nobel Peace Prize jointly awarded to human rights advocates Nadhim Zahawi Apologises For Mini Budget Turmoil Original Video M221261 'I do not trust her': Actor Brian Cox expresses his discontent with Liz Truss Nadhim Zahawi promises power cuts are 'highly unlikely' Trump says banks have 'gone woke' and should be 'penalised' Liz Truss meets with Emmanuel Macron at the EU summit in Prague Vet reveals five dog breeds he wouldn't have as a pet Megan Rapinoe describes abuse scandal that has rocked US football as 'horrifying' NHS issues 'urgent' call out for Black blood donors - Chelsea vs Wolves team news: Graham Potter 'won't risk' N'Golo Kante fitness Chelsea coach Graham Potter vowed not to take any chances with N’Golo Kante’s fitness after confirming he will miss Saturday’s Premier League clash with Wolves at Stamford Bridge.Potter refuses to field the influential World Cup winner until his latest hamstring problem is completely solved.In a further major reshuffle, Russia’s foreign ministry quietly announced on Saturday that General Sergei Surovikin had been appointed to lead the war effort, but did not say who – if anyone – he was replacing.Aged 55, the decorated commander has a long and bloody history of leading Russian soldiers domestically and abroad, and was described by the UK’s Ministry of Defence in June of having a career “dogged with allegations of corruption and brutality” for more than 30 years.Mr Surovikin was eventually acquitted without trial and, according to the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, promoted by then-president Boris Yeltsin to the position of Major for “splendidly carrying out his military duty”.In 1995, Mr Surovikin received a suspended sentence for illegally trading arms in a conviction that was later overturned, according to a report by the Jamestown Foundation, a conservative US think-tank, which said: “In the army, Surovikin has a reputation for total ruthlessness.” He has since served in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Chechnya, and from March 2017 led the Russian military in Syria."

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