Russia Appoints New Commander-In-Chief of Its Ground Forces
Russian General Andrey Mordvichev. X/ @VitHongPhm5
May 22, 2025 Hour: 8:50 am
Gen. Andrey Mordvichev led Russian forces in the liberation of Mariupol.
On Thursday, military newspaper Red Star reported that Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov appointed Colonel General Andrey Mordvichev as Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces.
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At a ceremony attended by senior military officials, Belousov introduced General Mordvichev to the Ground Forces Command staff, describing him as “an experienced combat officer who has fully demonstrated his leadership abilities during the special military operation.”
Mordvichev replaces Army General Oleg Salyukov, who was recently named deputy secretary of the Security Council of Russia.
Born in 1976, General Mordvichev graduated from the Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School and later from the General Staff Academy. His career has included key leadership positions in both the Central and Southern Military Districts. In 2023, he was appointed commander of the Central Military District.
During the ongoing military operation, Mordvichev led Russian forces in the liberation of Mariupol and later Avdiivka in Donetsk, for which he was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation.
Early Thursday morning, the Russian Ministry confirmed that its country’s air defenses shot down 105 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 35 over the Moscow region.
Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been introduced at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport from 9:54 a.m., and at the city’s Zhukovsky Airport. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Thursday morning said Russian air defense continues to repel Ukrainian drone attacks.
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Source: Xinhua