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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, dismissed the commander of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces, Yurii Halushkin, and appointed Major General Ihor Tantsiura in his place, the Ukrinform agency reported.
The decrees with both decisions, of which no further information has been given, have been published on the website of the Ukrainian president, according to the local agency.
Halushkin had been appointed commander of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine on January 1 last.
Civilian convoy manages to leave #Mariúpol
According to the Ukrainian authorities, between 500 and 1.000 vehicles left the besieged port city.
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Ukraine takes until this Sunday 81 days of invasion and attacks launched by the Russian Armed Forces, a war that has caused thousands of deaths on both sides and a great destruction of infrastructure.
In his usual late-night speech, Zelensky stated that starting tomorrow, Monday, a week will begin with “a lot of international activity” to obtain “arms and financial support for Ukraine” to begin to rebuild what “Russia has ruined”.
On the front lines, the Joint Forces of Ukraine reported this Sunday that they destroyed two Russian helicopters, three tanks and six armored fighting vehicles during the last day, according to Ukrinform.
According to the report, Ukrainian fighters continue to defend themselves in the Donetsk and Lujansk regions.
“Russian troops use fighter planes, multiple rocket launchers, large-caliber artillery, tanks, mortars of various systems, launch missiles and bombs in civil infrastructure and residential areas”, denounced the Ukrainian army.
He added that the invaders bombarded 23 settlements in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, destroying and damaging 32 houses.
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