Putin Appoints Ex-Bodyguard Dyumin to Oversee Defense of Kursk Region, Lawmaker Says

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
offensive in the Kursk region, a federal lawmaker said Tuesday, an apparent confirmation of rumors circulated earlier by Russian military
lawmaker Nikolai Ivanov, whose district is in the Kursk region, told the RTVI broadcaster.Dyumin was the only non-cabinet member not
connected with the military or security services who was present at a televised meeting with Putin on Monday
Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod on Friday, granting the military sweeping emergency powers.The pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Politsatirka noted
the operational crisis in the Kursk region indicates that the security forces were unable to resolve coordination issues independently,
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