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Russia has dismissed the commander of the Western Military District, Reuters reported, citing a message from today's Russian media RBC.

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According to Russian media, the suspended Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev will be replaced by Lieutenant-General Roman Berdnikov.

There is no official confirmation of the personnel change, but the news was also reported by other sites.

The Western Military District is one of the five zones of the Armed Forces of Russia.

Zhuravlev's replacement was preceded by Moscow's serious military losses in northeastern Ukraine last month.

On Saturday, Ukrainian forces regained control of the city of Liman, which was an important logistics hub for Russian forces.

Ukraine has announced that it has recaptured the city of Liman

Last week, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Deputy Minister, Gen.

Dmitry Bulgakov, who was in charge of logistics.

In August, the Russian agency RIA reported that the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was dismissed after a series of defeats, BTA notes.

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