Putin appoints deputy defense minister Bulyga to security council

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on issues related to the further build up of the Russian armed forces, as Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov, Presidential Aide Alexei Dyumin and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev sit nearby, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (AP)
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  • In a separate decree, Putin appointed Colonel-General Alexander Sanchik, who had been serving as commander of Russia’s southern military district, as a deputy defense minister, replacing Bulyga

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has appointed Andrei Bulyga, one of Russia’s deputy defense ministers since last year, as deputy secretary of the country’s powerful security council, according to a decree published on the Kremlin’s website on Saturday.
In a separate decree, Putin appointed Colonel-General Alexander Sanchik, who had been serving as commander of Russia’s southern military district, as a deputy defense minister, replacing Bulyga.
Bulyga, a lieutenant-general in the Russian army, had held the post of deputy minister in charge of logistical support since March 2024.
He took office on the eve of a series of swirling corruption cases that began in April 2024 and has seen more than a dozen people, including three former deputy defense ministers, arrested on charges including embezzlement and bribe-taking.
Long-serving defense minister Sergei Shoigu was appointed secretary of the security council in May 2024, amid the corruption scandals and criticism of his forces’ performance in Ukraine.

Topics: Russia