Putin fires Russian Aerospace Forces commander

Colonel General Viktor Bondarev and three other senior officials have lost their positions for unknown reasons.

Colonel General Viktor Bondarev suddenly lost his position. Photo: Military.ru.

Mr. Bondarev is no longer the Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces since September 26, according to the order of Russian President Putin, Tass news agency reported.

He was also forced to leave the army, the official legal information portal of the Russian government reported. However, the reason for the new decision was not specified. Bondarev was temporarily replaced by Lieutenant General Pavel Kurachenko, First Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The Russian president also dismissed three other senior officials, including Vice Admiral Valery Kulikov, deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Lyubov Glebova, head of the Russian Federal Agency for International Cooperation, and Sergey Arenin, director of the Saratov region of the Interior Ministry.

According to VNE