The Russian Northern Group has changed its commander. Lieutenant General Yevgeny Nikiforov has taken over from Lieutenant General Aleksandr Lapin, who voluntarily applied for leave due to health reasons.
Yevgeny Nikiforov previously served as the commander of the Western Military District, the Zapad Group, and the Chief of the Russian Army. After the Ukrainian forces attacked Russia's Kursk region last August, Yevgeny Nikiforov was transferred to the Northern Group to assist Lapin in command. Later, Yevgeny Nikiforov also assisted Lapin in directing the Russian military's operation into Sumy. Therefore, since last August, Yevgeny Nikiforov has been in the Russian Northern Group and is very familiar with the group.
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