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Report: Putin Sacks Top Russian General

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Reuters reports:

President Vladimir Putin dismissed the chief of staff of Russia’s armed forces on Friday in a reshuffle of the military top brass, three days after sacking his defence minister following a corruption scandal.

Putin removed General Nikolai Makarov as his top general and replaced him with General Valery Gerasimov, the commander of Russia’s forces in the central military district who has served in the turbulent Chechnya region.

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