Putin Replaces Defense Minister in Rare Cabinet Shake-up; Russia pushes further into Ukraine

Putin Replaces Defense Minister in Rare Cabinet Shake-up - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Mr. Putin shifted Sergei Shoigu to run the security council, and nominated an economist to run the defense ministry.

Russian Forces Push Deeper Into Northern Ukraine - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

With Ukrainian troops outnumbered, exhausted and now in retreat near Kharkiv, many Ukrainians wonder if the war has taken a significant turn for the worse.

A photo provided by Russian state media showing President Vladimir Putin of Russia, right, with Andrei R. Belousov at the Kremlin in November.Credit...Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik, via Associated Press