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Ukraine war: Sergei Surovikin removed as commander of Ukraine invasion force

President Vladimir Putin has removed Russia's top commander in Ukraine, just three months after he was installed, BBC reports.

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Sursa: Valeri Gherasimov/ Sputnik

Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov will now lead what Mr Putin terms a "special military operation". Gen Gerasimov replaces Sergei Surovikin who has overseen recent brutal attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The reshuffle comes as Russians claim they are making progress in eastern Ukraine after suffering a series of military defeats in recent months. Russia launched its invasion into Ukraine on 24 February. Gen Gerasimov, who has been in post since 2012, is the longest-serving Russian chief of general staff of the post-Soviet era.

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Oleg Serebrian: A meeting in the “1+1” format will take place on Friday. Chisinau came up with this initiative
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Oleg Serebrian: A meeting in the “1+1” format will take place on Friday. Chisinau came up with this initiative

A meeting in the 1+1 format between Chisinau and Tiraspol will take place on Friday, January 17, said Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian. The main topic would be supporting measures to overcome the humanitarian crisis on the left bank of the Nistru. Serebrian noted that the agenda proposed to Tiraspol by Chisinau is concrete and includes the creation of an ad-hoc group to manage this issue.

Olga Mînzat Olga Mînzat

Olga Mînzat

Energocom ensures electricity imports from Romania for January 17
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Energocom ensures electricity imports from Romania for January 17

Energocom announces that it has secured the required commercial capacity to import electricity at Romania's border.

Eliza Mihalache Eliza Mihalache

Eliza Mihalache

Staff reshuffle at the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization
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Staff reshuffle at the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization

Veronica Arpintin has resigned from position as State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization. Minister Dumitru Alaiba announced this decision during a government meeting on January 15.