Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed four deputy ministers of defense and appointed one of his relatives.
According to the report of Nikolai Pankov, Ruslan Tsalikov, Tatiana Shutseva and Pavel Popov have been dismissed according to the orders of the Kremlin.
Putin appointed Anna Sivilova, his cousin, as deputy defense minister whose duties include improving social support and housing for military personnel.
Last month Vladimir Putin was appointed Andery Belousov as the Minister of Defense of Russia and Sergei Shoigu appointed as a member of the Security Council of Russia.
