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Russian President Vladimir Putin met Andrei Troshev, formerly a top Wagner mercenary commander, and tasked him with overseeing volunteer fighter units in Ukraine, said a Kremlin statement released Friday. Troshev is now working for Russia’s defence ministry, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Follow our live blog for the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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7:48am: Putin tasks ex-Wagner commander Troshev with overseeing volunteer fighters
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Andrei Troshev, formerly a top Wagner mercenary commander, to discuss how voluntary fighting units are used in the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said on Friday.
“At the last meeting we talked about you overseeing the formation of volunteer units that can carry out various tasks, first and foremost of course in the zone of the special military operation,” Putin was quoted as saying, using Moscow’s official term for the war in Ukraine.
Troshev, also known by the nom de guerre “Sedoi”, or “grey hair” in Russian, is now working for Russia’s defence ministry, RIA Novosti news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday.
The meeting underscored the Kremlin’s attempt to show that the state had now gained control over the mercenary group after a failed June mutiny by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in a plane crash in August.
During the Syrian civil war, Troshev was directly involved in the Wagner Group’s military operations, particularly in the Deir ez-Zor area, according to EU sanctions documents.
6:47am: Russia says it downed 11 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russian air defences downed 10 Ukrainian drones over the Kursk region and one over the Kaluga region overnight, the TASS news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Friday.
6:33am: Ukrainian…
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