Russian Defense Chief Fired By President Putin

Moscow Region governor Sergei Shoigu (left) will replace Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov (right) on this position. Source: RIA Novosti / Alexey Nikolsky

Putin Sacks Russian Defence Minister Over £60m Corruption Scandal That Saw Ministry Assets Sold At Suspiciously Low Prices -- Daily Mail

* Russian president announces on TV that he's fired Anatoly Serdyukov, 50
* He'd become liability due to probe into sale of ministry assets on the cheap
* Questions over his relationship with former top female military bureaucrat
* Her flat had dozens of pricey paintings, rare antiques and valuable rings
* Replacement is popular former emergencies minister Sergei Shoigu, 57

Vladimir Putin today publicly dismissed his defence minister after a multimillion pound corruption scandal and appointed a long-serving ally to oversee military reforms.

The 60-year-old Russian President announced on TV that he had fired Anatoly Serdyukov, 50, who had become a liability due to a probe into the sale of ministry assets at suspiciously low prices.

Mr Serdyukov's replacement in a job which had been long eyed by rivals, former emergencies minister Sergei Shoigu, 57, is untainted by corruption and popular among Russians.

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My Comment: As I had predicted.