Putin Plans to Replace Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

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Local sources from Russia: BBC News Русская служба, vtomske.ru.
UK coverage: The Independent.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister with expertise in economics, as the new defense minister, replacing Sergei Shoigu. Shoigu will be appointed as the secretary of Russia’s powerful Security Council, replacing Nikolai Patrushev. This development comes amid renewed attacks by Moscow forces in the Kharkiv region, leading to the evacuation of Ukrainian civilians near the northeastern border with Russia.