The Russian Ministry of Defense has appointed new commanders of the troop groups "East" and "South", the newspaper "Vedomosti" reported on Tuesday, citing a source close to the military department.
"Lieutenant-General Andrey Ivanaev will command the grouping "East" and Lieutenant-General Alexander Sanchik will take command of the grouping "South".
In addition, Colonel-General Gennady Anashkin will head the military academy " Frunze". ", informed the business edition.
According to the newspaper, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin will continue to command the "North" group, which, among other things, performs combat tasks in the Kursk region.
Earlier on Tuesday, the newspaper reported that the decision to remove Anashkin from the post of commander of the "South" is taken as part of a scheduled rotation.