Putin taps former Wagner commander to lead "volunteer units" in Ukraine
- Andrei Troshev, known as "Sedoi," has been tasked by Putin to oversee volunteer fighters.
- The meeting signals Russia's control over Wagner after its leader's death and a failed mutiny.
- Hundreds of Wagner fighters have returned to eastern Ukraine as individuals or small groups.
- Troshev is a respected veteran who now works in the Defense Ministry.
- Wagner troops are in demand around Bakhmut amid clashes with Ukrainian forces.