Summary
- Russian President Vladimir Putin replaces Sergei Shoigu as defense minister
- Shoigu appointed as secretary of Russia’s Security Council
- Andrei Belousov proposed as new defense minister
- Cabinet shakeup follows a residential building collapse in Belgorod due to Ukrainian shelling
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- Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov nominated for defense minister by President Putin
- Belousov previously held leading positions in finances and economic department
- Shoigu appointed to Security Council instead of Nikolai Patrushev
- Shoigu’s new role viewed as a key decision in sending Russian troops into Ukraine
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- Thousands of civilians flee Russia’s ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast
- Intense battles force Ukrainian unit to withdraw in Kharkiv region
- Russian forces target towns and villages with artillery and mortar shelling
- Russian push designed to exploit ammunition shortages before Western supplies arrive
