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| Putin selects former Prigozhin aide to train Ukrainian volunteers |
| 2023-09-30 |
| [FoxNews] The appointment of former Yevgeny Prigozhin ally Andrei Troshev to a key position in the invasion effort signals a rekindled relationship between Russia and the Wagner Group Russian President Vladimir Putin has selected a former Wagner Group aide to coordinate volunteer soldiers in Ukraine. The Kremlin announced the appointment of Andrei Troshev, a former aide to Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a Friday statement. Putin told Troshev, in remarks released by the Kremlin, that his job is to "deal with forming volunteer units that could perform various combat tasks, primarily in the zone of the special military operation," a reference to the war in Ukraine. |
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