Putin removes St. Petersburg MChS chief
Russian President Vladimir Putin has relieved General Lieutenant Alexey Anikin, head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for Saint Petersburg, of his post.
Consensus
- President Vladimir Putin removed Alexei Anikin as head of the MChS Main Directorate for St. Petersburg.
- The dismissal was reported by media sources based on information from journalist Eduard Petrov's Telegram channel.
- Anikin had been serving as head of the regional MChS since July 2015.
- No official announcement of the dismissal was made by authorities.
- Anikin was listed as the current head on the official website of the MChS Main Directorate for St. Peterburg.
Points of divergence
- President Putin also removed two other generals: Andrey Yegorov (head of the Investigative Committee's St. Petersburg branch) and Andrey Gusev (head of the Investigative Committee's Kursk region branch). — fontanka
- President Putin removed Andrey Gusev (head of Investigative Committee's Kursk region branch), but did not mention Andrey Yegorov. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- «Vesti»: Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in St. Petersburg relieved of duty — Фонтанка
- Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in Saint Petersburg relieved of duty — Вести
- General Andrey Maslov appointed deputy chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation — Вести
Key entities
- Russia
- GU
- MCHS
- Saint Petersburg
- Andrey Maslov
- Alexey Anikin
- Eduard Petrov
- Moscow
- Max
- IT 'News'
- SK
- Vesti
- Telegram
- Investigative Committee