On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin made changes in the Ministry of Defense, the largest since the appointment of a new Minister of Defense last May.
Putin appointed 12 new deputy defense ministers, in a huge operation after replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The first wave of changes occurred in mid-May, when the Russian president, a few days after winning a new term, replaced Shoigu, who had been in office since 2012, with economist Andrei Belousov.
Among the 12 deputy ministers, who were appointed Monday by presidential decree, is Anna Tsivlyova.
Until her appointment as Deputy Minister of Defense, Tsivlyova headed the important “Defenders of the Fatherland” fund that was established by the Russian president in 2023 and officially aims to “provide personal social support to veterans” of the current crisis in Ukraine and “to the families of soldiers who were killed or died from their wounds.” .
The Ministry of Defense confirmed that Tsevilyova will handle all issues related to social assistance to military personnel and their housing.
The name of Pavel Fradkov, son of former Prime Minister (2004-2007) and Director of Foreign Intelligence between 2007 and 2016, Mikhail Fradkov, also appears on the list of new deputy defense ministers. Pavel Fradkov will be responsible for the construction sector of the army.
Also, Leonid Gornin, a former official in the Ministry of Finance, was appointed First Deputy Minister of Defense.
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