Putin selects former Prigozhin aide to train Ukrainian volunteers

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed a former aide to deceased Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin as a leader in training Ukrainian volunteers.

Putin told Troshev, in remarks released by the Kremlin, that his job is to "deal with forming volunteer units that could perform various combat tasks, primarily in the zone of the special military operation," a reference to the war in Ukraine. Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com

A former colonel, Troshev has previously served in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria with the Russian military.