What Putin replacement of top lieutenant says about Ukraine's progress

The change of Russian command amid its operation in Kherson oblast shows the extent of the pressure Moscow's troops are facing in Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion, British defense officials have said.

In its daily update, the U.K. Ministry of Defense commented on reports widely circulated by Russian military bloggers that Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, the deputy commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, had replaced Colonel General Oleg Makarevich in charge of Moscow's southern forces.