threes, and you'd see you see the world already slide now t d w documentary ah ah, this is d w. news light from burly in russia appoints a new military commander to had its war in ukraine. this latest shake up at the top comes amid conflicting claims over the fate of the eastern town of santa and to poland, offers to supply you crate with german, made leopard tanks,

but only as part of an international coalition. the move piles pressure on western allies to stand more heavy weapons. ah, i'm fil gail. welcome to the program. russian president vladimir putin has appointed a new commander to take charge of his war in ukraine. the lady gras him off replaces a general, had only been appointed in october grass. i'm off has been the chief of russia's general staff, the country's top military commander, since 2012 crime. it says his job will be to coordinate the russian invasion more effectively. russia struggling to regain ground, following a series of victories by ukrainian forces. a key battle is for the town of solid dar in the east set by a russian mercenary group to have been captured. a claim disputed not just by ukraine,

but also by the kremlin. another salvo launched at ukrainian trenches in their months long campaign to take the city of batman russian forces have concentrated their firepower on the nearby town of solider. they are claiming progress. further zillion will go for just airborne units, have blocked. solid are from the northern and southern parts of the city. what russia's air force is targeting and im, strongholds, storm troops are fighting in the city. the assault is led by the wagner group. mercenaries under the command of putin at i, yet gainey for goshen, for goshen, has released this picture of him in a salt minute solider and claims that the town is so rounded. but ukraine denies that solid us last and points to russian losses looked on much more up. so we see an absolutely irresponsible to put it mildly, attitude of the russian elite toward their military personnel before they die,

thereby did thousands. what was a whole lot of blood, a lot of artillery jewels, a lot of contact combat that especially and solid are to day full about is that when that my this is the hottest point in the war to day for the new the ukrainians, amounting a stiff resistance here and german supplied how it's a is battering russian positions before shifting location, shoot and scoot along a slow moving front line. but a more modern, the deadly impact of such high precision strikes is captured by a drone used by ukrainian soldiers and solider to acquire targets. russian unit comes on the fire and is forced to withdraw after heavy losses. with ukraine is determined to fight for every inch of territory. i will pay a high price for any progress. again, the battlefield. yes. a virus who can i know they will and the rats raj is with the

security and defense program at the german council on foreign relations. welcome to the w. i'm. let's start with the validity grass. him off. tell us who he is and how his appointment is likely to change the way this was being fought. you that are, but i think it are simone as me just chief of general stuff and the long trusted ally of it. so he's a boy meant to head devoid of ukraine or the special military operation as russians call it may be interpreted as monday or strengthening the criminal is direct control over to operations. an interesting element is the earlier commander general . so what weekend did not go away, he became the deputy of get out of in order to get it to other generals. so now we're going to have some kind of a 3 headed common structure over the russian border ukraine. so it needs to be seen to what extent get us to get directly involved into actually commenting the

troops. and other important element in his appointment is to get our symbol is now intended to serve as a fully integrated commander of all the russian 40 in ukraine. including the notorious mercenaries of the wagner group, headed by goshen, and also the fighters of the church and border guns and could do so. and under way of interpreting, get us some of the appointment is that it's kind of a disciplinary measure against a little and also against precaution. we have acted so far with going to that other autonomy on the front line. that's very interesting. i'm. we will come, come back to that. this is however, president putin, for commanding general in the 11 months. so, so of this war that what does this re shuffle? tell us about what is likely to be going on at the top in the kremlin most brutally . there is, on the one hand, there is an increasing power struggle between various actors who are involved in or

around avoiding ukraine. that's one thing. and the 2nd thing commanding position were devoid ukraine is kind of a hot potato because russia has so far failed to achieve any of its ordered you know, objectives. so i'm not entirely sure that anybody who gets this comment position would be entirely happy about it. and then let's talk then at now about the ukranian town of salida, which those russian mercenaries from the wagner group claimed to have captured. and then we're contradicted not just by ukraine, but also by the kremlin. and as you, as you say, that does seem to be some disciplining of them by the kremlin. so let's, let's 1st of all, start with the town. has it been captured or, or not? as far as it can be reconstructed from all been sources so far, there are still some ukrainian units defending in the cities or the battle is going on. however, i would warn against overestimating the importance of solar solid are, was a very small and mining town. the population of some 10000 before divorce,

and debating for solid are, is important only because it's part of a battle for a much more important settlement. buttonwood, which is approximately 20 kilometers southwest from solar. the reason why russians shifted their emphasis on solid are, is that they have been trying to dig buckled almost 400 for a year. they said thousands of soldiers in future front attacks against baltimore. and because the city of buffalo has been fortified by ukraine already for 78 years . ok now by trying to capture thread are russians are attempting the large scale and circumvent and cut off of buckboard. this is what makes the better for sort of that important. one more thing here to ad bullshit is famous, not only of the wagner group, but also because he's on that off stomach kind of all factories. so it's quite possible that brick garage and he's trying to manipulate the public perception of the better for solar dar and make it look much more important. they'd actually and

as you say, he's not been rained in by the kremlin. so this is there some sort of power struggle going on between the kremlin and this, this autonomous group of mercenaries. isn't that much bigger between the crumbling and the wagner group, but more between the ministry of defense and develop regular militaries are often kind of jealous about private military companies. so this is not something specific for russia. however, the wagner group has a long, long lasting, quite strained relationship between the russian, meanest of the fans. now that get us appointed, it looks like the diminished of the buses trying to exercise much closer control over the wagner book than it did before. fast, i think thank you so much for outlining that. so clearly defense analysts to andrew rach in budapest on poland, is offering to supply ukraine with german made leopard heavy tanks as part of an international coalition. the announcement follows that talks between

a polish present. andre duda, ukraine's avoided me as an unskilled wednesday. pledge puts pressure on germany, which is so far, refused to deliver the advanced tanks directly to ukraine. for feel, ukraine needs heavier weapons that has been, keeps message to its western allies. for months on top of the list, the german built levered to battle tank. so far, western nations have been reluctant, fearing further escalation with a new killer armed russia. but that might be all about to change over fat incarcerated to easter. we have decided that the moment for poland to decisively support ukraine has come through the course k. now stumpy, a company of la tags will be handed over as part of a coalition, low bother. her grammar would on are crowded. see, the offer from poland. president on j. duda is

a welcome one for keith. but there's a catch without germany's approval of the nations cannot supply leopard tanks to ukraine. poland coal for an international coalition to deliver the weapons piles additional pressure on german chancellor, olaf schultz. so far he's been reluctant to commit but as russia claims it's making fair the gains in easton ukraine. keith says berlin's foot dragging is costing lives on the walk for only the transfer of weapons will end this war who didn't die. otherwise, the war will go on and on. luxury, you know, we'll ukrainian cities will be destroyed ish and ukrainian. people killed elizabeth, but we will definitely keep going to the end of the but it's just that the cost will be very high. ali thing long. poland and other nato allies are leaning ever harder on the german chancellor to change his tune. is to look at some more stories making headlines around the world. the head of one of the world's largest oil

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