He said this during a meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations.
According to him, this commander replaced his deceased comrade - another brigade commander.
"A man with a Lithuanian surname was born in Kazan. He fights brilliantly, "RIA Novosti quoted the president as saying.
He added that this soldier was in office for four days. When asked by Putin what the military had with his voice, he said that he had not slept all these four days. The President noted that "this is military heroism."
"And in rather difficult conditions, he fulfilled all the tasks facing him and his unit," Putin said.
The president also asked the commander to convey his words to his colleagues.
Earlier, Putin promised to discuss with the fighter Abdul Rafi Jabar, who lost his legs, the installation of prostheses, as he refuses to install them because of his unwillingness to leave the Donbass for a long time.