Putin fires defence minister in sign he wants to take charge of war
![Vladimir Putin has fired his bungling defence minister and replaced him with a 'puppet' with zero military experience in a wide-ranging reshuffle of his most senior cronies. Putin sacked his longtime friend Sergei Shoigu, 68, and instead shifted him into the role of secretary of Russia's national security council. Reports say he has proposed little-known civilian economist Andrey Belousov, 65, to replace Shoigu as defense minister in his new government. Kremlin press spokesman Dmitry Peskov, explaining the timing of the decision, said it needed the defence ministry to stay 'innovative' and better utilise defence expenditures to win in Ukraine.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84774431-0-image-m-25_1715581942292.jpg)
Vladimir Putin has fired his bungling defence minister and replaced him with a 'puppet' with zero military experience in a wide-ranging reshuffle of his most senior cronies. Putin sacked his longtime friend Sergei Shoigu, 68, and instead shifted him into the role of secretary of Russia's national security council. Reports say he has proposed little-known civilian economist Andrey Belousov, 65, to replace Shoigu as defense minister in his new government. Kremlin press spokesman Dmitry Peskov, explaining the timing of the decision, said it needed the defence ministry to stay 'innovative' and better utilise defence expenditures to win in Ukraine.
![The move appears to be an astonishing snub to Shoigu (pictured), the man Putin put in charge of his war, a close ally, and Russia's longest serving minister. Until now, Putin had stood by Shoigu despite a string of military setbacks in the first year of the campaign and his public feud with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin who launched a bloody insurrection last year calling for Shoigu's removal. The reshuffle of the military command is the most significant Putin has undertaken since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Analysts argue that appointing a civilian economist as defense minister suggests Putin aims to take a closer personal role in war tactics. Meanwhile the UK's Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has predicted the new defence minister will just be another one of Putin's 'puppets'.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84772301-0-image-a-27_1715581998708.jpg)
The move appears to be an astonishing snub to Shoigu (pictured), the man Putin put in charge of his war, a close ally, and Russia's longest serving minister. Until now, Putin had stood by Shoigu despite a string of military setbacks in the first year of the campaign and his public feud with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin who launched a bloody insurrection last year calling for Shoigu's removal. The reshuffle of the military command is the most significant Putin has undertaken since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Analysts argue that appointing a civilian economist as defense minister suggests Putin aims to take a closer personal role in war tactics. Meanwhile the UK's Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has predicted the new defence minister will just be another one of Putin's 'puppets'.
![Putin's reshuffle came as thousands more civilians have fled Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine's northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar shelling. Shoigu is to be put in charge of the Russian security council, replacing long-time ex-FSB chief Nikolai Patrushev, 72, an virulently anti-Western conspiracy theorist who is being moved to a new job. Patrushev, perhaps Putin's closest crony, is seen as a key architect of a war that has seen 450,000 Russians killed or maimed. He will be given a mysterious new job in several days.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84770971-0-image-a-28_1715582025642.jpg)
Putin's reshuffle came as thousands more civilians have fled Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine's northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar shelling. Shoigu is to be put in charge of the Russian security council, replacing long-time ex-FSB chief Nikolai Patrushev, 72, an virulently anti-Western conspiracy theorist who is being moved to a new job. Patrushev, perhaps Putin's closest crony, is seen as a key architect of a war that has seen 450,000 Russians killed or maimed. He will be given a mysterious new job in several days.
![Belousov (pictured) - an economist with no visible military or security experience - was acting premier for three weeks when the PM Mikhail Mishustin has Covid in 2020. He is clearly close to Putin but appears an odd pick to win a war that is largely in a stalemate. He is appointed to root out corruption and reform the stagnant ministry but crucially he does not have any experience as a military strategist. Patrushev's son Dmitry, 46, becomes deputy premier combined with his previous role as agriculture minister. Shogun's deputy Timur Ivanov was recently arrested on corruption charges. Putin proposed appointing Boris Kovalchuk to become chairman of the Accounts Chamber. His oligarch father, Yury, 72, is seen as Putin's 'wallet'. The reshuffle, which is Putin's biggest shake-up in years, comes as he starts his fifth presidential term and as the war in Ukraine drags on for the third year.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84774443-0-image-a-26_1715581958405.jpg)
Belousov (pictured) - an economist with no visible military or security experience - was acting premier for three weeks when the PM Mikhail Mishustin has Covid in 2020. He is clearly close to Putin but appears an odd pick to win a war that is largely in a stalemate. He is appointed to root out corruption and reform the stagnant ministry but crucially he does not have any experience as a military strategist. Patrushev's son Dmitry, 46, becomes deputy premier combined with his previous role as agriculture minister. Shogun's deputy Timur Ivanov was recently arrested on corruption charges. Putin proposed appointing Boris Kovalchuk to become chairman of the Accounts Chamber. His oligarch father, Yury, 72, is seen as Putin's 'wallet'. The reshuffle, which is Putin's biggest shake-up in years, comes as he starts his fifth presidential term and as the war in Ukraine drags on for the third year.
![However, Putin clings on to doddery Sergey Naryshkin, 69, as director of the SVR Foreign Intelligence Service, and Alexander Bortnikov, 72, as head of the FSB - the two key security roles in his regime. Swirling rumours that General Sergei 'Armageddon' Surovikin would be brought back as chief of staff were denied. Putin's spokesman said that General Valery Gerasimov, 68, seen as lacking in charisma, would remain at the helm. Along with Shoigu, Gerasimov had been targeted by a hardcore group of influential pro-offensive military bloggers for Moscow's perceived military failures. Prigozhin, who marched on Moscow calling for the pair's removal, died in an unexplained plane crash weeks after his aborted mutiny. In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned on Tuesday following Putin's glittering inauguration in the Kremlin.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771711-0-image-a-29_1715582067967.jpg)
However, Putin clings on to doddery Sergey Naryshkin, 69, as director of the SVR Foreign Intelligence Service, and Alexander Bortnikov, 72, as head of the FSB - the two key security roles in his regime. Swirling rumours that General Sergei 'Armageddon' Surovikin would be brought back as chief of staff were denied. Putin's spokesman said that General Valery Gerasimov, 68, seen as lacking in charisma, would remain at the helm. Along with Shoigu, Gerasimov had been targeted by a hardcore group of influential pro-offensive military bloggers for Moscow's perceived military failures. Prigozhin, who marched on Moscow calling for the pair's removal, died in an unexplained plane crash weeks after his aborted mutiny. In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned on Tuesday following Putin's glittering inauguration in the Kremlin.
![Shoigu, hailing from the remote Tuva region, was for years Putin's vacation partner in Siberia. Earlier, he served as longtime emergencies minister. He served in the government long before Putin emerged as Russia's dictator. Prior to Russia launching its full-scale military campaign on Ukraine in February 2022, he was seen as one of Putin's most trusted lieutenants. The pair were regularly photographed on macho nature retreats in the Siberian wilderness, hunting and fishing together. In one famous snap from 2017 shared by the Kremlin, they are sitting bare-chested under the sun on a beach by a lake. His axing shows Putin is deeply worried about failures in the war, and likely about endemic corruption in his defence ministry. Belousov's appointment may mean dictator Putin aims to take a closer personal role in war tactics. The Kremlin tonight sought to stress that Shoigu remained pivotal to the war, and will continue to fulfil some military functions. But this may be a sop to his ego.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771525-0-image-a-30_1715582077895.jpg)
Shoigu, hailing from the remote Tuva region, was for years Putin's vacation partner in Siberia. Earlier, he served as longtime emergencies minister. He served in the government long before Putin emerged as Russia's dictator. Prior to Russia launching its full-scale military campaign on Ukraine in February 2022, he was seen as one of Putin's most trusted lieutenants. The pair were regularly photographed on macho nature retreats in the Siberian wilderness, hunting and fishing together. In one famous snap from 2017 shared by the Kremlin, they are sitting bare-chested under the sun on a beach by a lake. His axing shows Putin is deeply worried about failures in the war, and likely about endemic corruption in his defence ministry. Belousov's appointment may mean dictator Putin aims to take a closer personal role in war tactics. The Kremlin tonight sought to stress that Shoigu remained pivotal to the war, and will continue to fulfil some military functions. But this may be a sop to his ego.
![Shoigu faced a string of military setbacks in the first year of the campaign, including the failure to capture the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and retreats from the Kharkiv and southern Kherson regions. Explaining the timing of the decision, the Kremlin on Sunday said it needed the defence ministry to stay 'innovative'. 'The defence ministry must be absolutely open to innovation, to the introduction of all advanced ideas, to the creation of conditions for economic competitiveness,' state media quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying in a briefing on the appointments. 'The battlefield is won by whoever is more open to innovation,' Peskov said, adding: 'That is likely why the president has settled on the candidacy of Andrey Belousov.' Belousov, who has no military background, has been one of Putin's most influential economic advisers over the last decade. However, UK Defence Secretary Shapps appeared critical of the move, saying: 'Sergei Shoigu has overseen over 355k casualties amongst his own soldiers & mass civilian suffering with an illegal campaign in Ukraine. Russia needs a Defence Minister who would undo that disastrous legacy & end the invasion - but all they'll get is another of Putin's puppets.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771707-0-image-a-31_1715582096678.jpg)
Shoigu faced a string of military setbacks in the first year of the campaign, including the failure to capture the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and retreats from the Kharkiv and southern Kherson regions. Explaining the timing of the decision, the Kremlin on Sunday said it needed the defence ministry to stay 'innovative'. 'The defence ministry must be absolutely open to innovation, to the introduction of all advanced ideas, to the creation of conditions for economic competitiveness,' state media quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying in a briefing on the appointments. 'The battlefield is won by whoever is more open to innovation,' Peskov said, adding: 'That is likely why the president has settled on the candidacy of Andrey Belousov.' Belousov, who has no military background, has been one of Putin's most influential economic advisers over the last decade. However, UK Defence Secretary Shapps appeared critical of the move, saying: 'Sergei Shoigu has overseen over 355k casualties amongst his own soldiers & mass civilian suffering with an illegal campaign in Ukraine. Russia needs a Defence Minister who would undo that disastrous legacy & end the invasion - but all they'll get is another of Putin's puppets.'
![Russia's long time foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will remain in place despite speculation that the veteran diplomat, 74, had begged Putin to pension him. Putin is 71 and the appointments indicate the dictator's failure to skip a generation in his key appointments for a new term that will last until 2030. He still surrounds himself with cronies mainly in their late 60s or early 70s. Ivan Klyszcz, an analyst from the International Centre for Defence and Security, has suggested that Shoigu's shock ousting could be fuelled by Putin's frustration with the lack of progress in the Ukraine war. The analysts told Sky News that the 'entire Kremlin' is focused on winning the war and the cabinet changes should be 'read in that light'. He noted that the Kremlin has a 'tendency' to replace top officials who fail to perform at a certain level, explaining that Shoigu had been in a 'weak position' for quite some time. Last September, Shoigu, who had overseen his troops' startling losses and battlefield failures, merely shrugged when asked whether his forces will win the war.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771781-0-image-a-32_1715582112634.jpg)
Russia's long time foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will remain in place despite speculation that the veteran diplomat, 74, had begged Putin to pension him. Putin is 71 and the appointments indicate the dictator's failure to skip a generation in his key appointments for a new term that will last until 2030. He still surrounds himself with cronies mainly in their late 60s or early 70s. Ivan Klyszcz, an analyst from the International Centre for Defence and Security, has suggested that Shoigu's shock ousting could be fuelled by Putin's frustration with the lack of progress in the Ukraine war. The analysts told Sky News that the 'entire Kremlin' is focused on winning the war and the cabinet changes should be 'read in that light'. He noted that the Kremlin has a 'tendency' to replace top officials who fail to perform at a certain level, explaining that Shoigu had been in a 'weak position' for quite some time. Last September, Shoigu, who had overseen his troops' startling losses and battlefield failures, merely shrugged when asked whether his forces will win the war.
![His daughter last year was also reportedly forced to split up with her 'anti-war' partner after pressure from Putin. 'With Shoigu that's part of the story,' Klyszcz told the broadcaster. 'It has to do with... some of the defeats that Russia has faced in the battlefront in 2022 and lack of progress in the war for them in 2023.' However, Russian forces are continuing their relentless pummelling of the north border of Kharkiv, as Putin's troops 'seize nine villages in two days' forcing thousands of civilians to flee the region amid the blitz. Analyst Christopher Steele, noting how Russia appears to have an 'upper hand' in the war right now, told Sky that he Shoigu's removal could suggest that something 'much deeper' is happening within the regime. 'It's hardly ideal from a military point of view to replace your defence minister right at the time when you're launching a new offensive,' he explained. 'This underlines to me that there is something much deeper going on here.' Steele added that he thinks the sudden changes indicate it is 'not just a reshuffle along normal governmental lines' but that there is 'really quite serious instability right in the heart of this regime'.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771845-0-image-a-33_1715582127059.jpg)
His daughter last year was also reportedly forced to split up with her 'anti-war' partner after pressure from Putin. 'With Shoigu that's part of the story,' Klyszcz told the broadcaster. 'It has to do with... some of the defeats that Russia has faced in the battlefront in 2022 and lack of progress in the war for them in 2023.' However, Russian forces are continuing their relentless pummelling of the north border of Kharkiv, as Putin's troops 'seize nine villages in two days' forcing thousands of civilians to flee the region amid the blitz. Analyst Christopher Steele, noting how Russia appears to have an 'upper hand' in the war right now, told Sky that he Shoigu's removal could suggest that something 'much deeper' is happening within the regime. 'It's hardly ideal from a military point of view to replace your defence minister right at the time when you're launching a new offensive,' he explained. 'This underlines to me that there is something much deeper going on here.' Steele added that he thinks the sudden changes indicate it is 'not just a reshuffle along normal governmental lines' but that there is 'really quite serious instability right in the heart of this regime'.
![The announcement of Shoigu's new role came as 12 people were reported dead and 20 more wounded in Russia's border city of Belgorod, where a section of a residential building collapsed after what Russian officials said was Ukrainian shelling. The intense battles have forced at least one Ukrainian unit to withdraw in the Kharkiv region, capitulating more land to Russian forces across less defended settlements in the so-called contested gray zone along the Russian border. By Sunday afternoon, the town of Vovchansk, among the largest in the northeast with a prewar population of 17,000, emerged as a focal point in the battle. Volodymyr Tymoshko, the head of the Kharkiv regional police, said that Russian forces were on the outskirts of the town and approaching from three directions. 'Infantry fighting is already taking place,' he said. A Russian tank was spotted along a major road leading to the town, Tymoshko said, illustrating Moscow's confidence to deploy heavy weaponry. An Associated Press team, positioned in a nearby village, saw plumes of smoke rising from the town as Russian forces hurled shells.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771705-0-image-a-34_1715582136253.jpg)
The announcement of Shoigu's new role came as 12 people were reported dead and 20 more wounded in Russia's border city of Belgorod, where a section of a residential building collapsed after what Russian officials said was Ukrainian shelling. The intense battles have forced at least one Ukrainian unit to withdraw in the Kharkiv region, capitulating more land to Russian forces across less defended settlements in the so-called contested gray zone along the Russian border. By Sunday afternoon, the town of Vovchansk, among the largest in the northeast with a prewar population of 17,000, emerged as a focal point in the battle. Volodymyr Tymoshko, the head of the Kharkiv regional police, said that Russian forces were on the outskirts of the town and approaching from three directions. 'Infantry fighting is already taking place,' he said. A Russian tank was spotted along a major road leading to the town, Tymoshko said, illustrating Moscow's confidence to deploy heavy weaponry. An Associated Press team, positioned in a nearby village, saw plumes of smoke rising from the town as Russian forces hurled shells.
![Evacuation teams worked nonstop throughout the day to take residents, most of whom were older, out of harm's way. At least 4,000 civilians have fled the Kharkiv region since Friday, when Moscow's forces launched the operation, Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said in a social media statement. Heavy fighting raged Sunday along the northeast front line, where Russian forces attacked 27 settlements in the past 24 hours, he said. Analysts say the Russian push is designed to exploit ammunition shortages before promised Western supplies can reach the front line. Ukrainian soldiers said that the Kremlin is using the usual Russian tactic of launching a disproportionate amount of fire and infantry assaults to exhaust their troops and firepower. By intensifying battles in what was previously a static patch of the front line, Russian forces threaten to pin down Ukrainian forces in the northeast, while carrying out intense battles farther south where Moscow is also gaining ground. It comes after Russia stepped up attacks in March targeting energy infrastructure and settlements, which analysts predicted were a concerted effort to shape conditions for an offensive.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771847-0-image-a-35_1715582148481.jpg)
Evacuation teams worked nonstop throughout the day to take residents, most of whom were older, out of harm's way. At least 4,000 civilians have fled the Kharkiv region since Friday, when Moscow's forces launched the operation, Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said in a social media statement. Heavy fighting raged Sunday along the northeast front line, where Russian forces attacked 27 settlements in the past 24 hours, he said. Analysts say the Russian push is designed to exploit ammunition shortages before promised Western supplies can reach the front line. Ukrainian soldiers said that the Kremlin is using the usual Russian tactic of launching a disproportionate amount of fire and infantry assaults to exhaust their troops and firepower. By intensifying battles in what was previously a static patch of the front line, Russian forces threaten to pin down Ukrainian forces in the northeast, while carrying out intense battles farther south where Moscow is also gaining ground. It comes after Russia stepped up attacks in March targeting energy infrastructure and settlements, which analysts predicted were a concerted effort to shape conditions for an offensive.
![Meanwhile, a 10-story apartment building partially collapsed in the Russian city of Belgorod, near the border, killing at least eight people and injuring 20 others . Russian authorities said that the building collapsed following Ukrainian shelling . Ukraine hasn't commented on the incident. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that halting Russia's offensive in the northeast was a priority, and that Kyiv 's troops were continuing counteroffensive operations in seven villages around the Kharkiv region. 'Disrupting the Russian offensive intentions is our No. 1 task now. Whether we succeed in that task depends on every soldier, every sergeant, every officer,' Zelensky said. The Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that its forces had captured four villages on the border along Ukraine's Kharkiv region, in addition to five villages reported to have been seized on Saturday. These areas were likely poorly fortified because of the dynamic fighting and constant heavy shelling, easing a Russian advance. Ukraine's leadership hasn't confirmed Moscow's gains. But Tymoshko said that Strilecha, Pylna and Borsivika were under Russian occupation, and it was from their direction they were bringing in infantry to stage attacks in other embattled villages of Hlyboke and Lukiantsi.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771827-0-image-a-36_1715582160934.jpg)
Meanwhile, a 10-story apartment building partially collapsed in the Russian city of Belgorod, near the border, killing at least eight people and injuring 20 others . Russian authorities said that the building collapsed following Ukrainian shelling . Ukraine hasn't commented on the incident. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that halting Russia's offensive in the northeast was a priority, and that Kyiv 's troops were continuing counteroffensive operations in seven villages around the Kharkiv region. 'Disrupting the Russian offensive intentions is our No. 1 task now. Whether we succeed in that task depends on every soldier, every sergeant, every officer,' Zelensky said. The Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that its forces had captured four villages on the border along Ukraine's Kharkiv region, in addition to five villages reported to have been seized on Saturday. These areas were likely poorly fortified because of the dynamic fighting and constant heavy shelling, easing a Russian advance. Ukraine's leadership hasn't confirmed Moscow's gains. But Tymoshko said that Strilecha, Pylna and Borsivika were under Russian occupation, and it was from their direction they were bringing in infantry to stage attacks in other embattled villages of Hlyboke and Lukiantsi.
![Russian tactics in Vovchansk mirror those used in the battles for Bakhmut and Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, he said, in which heavy aerial attacks were accompanied by droves of infantry assaults. 'Now the Russians are simply wiping it (Vovchansk) off the face of the earth and advancing with the scorched earth method . That is, they first scorch a specific area and then the infantry comes in, and they always advance in this way,' he said. A Ukrainian unit said that they had been forced to retreat in some areas and that Russian forces had captured at least one more village late Saturday. In a video Saturday evening, the Hostri Kartuzy unit, part of the special forces' detachment of Ukraine's national guard, said that they were fighting for control of the village of Hlyboke. 'Today, during heavy fighting, our defenders were forced to withdraw from a few more of their positions, and today, another settlement has come completely under Russian control. As of 20:00, fighting for the village of Hlyboke is ongoing,' the fighters said in the clip.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771779-0-image-a-37_1715582173176.jpg)
Russian tactics in Vovchansk mirror those used in the battles for Bakhmut and Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, he said, in which heavy aerial attacks were accompanied by droves of infantry assaults. 'Now the Russians are simply wiping it (Vovchansk) off the face of the earth and advancing with the scorched earth method . That is, they first scorch a specific area and then the infantry comes in, and they always advance in this way,' he said. A Ukrainian unit said that they had been forced to retreat in some areas and that Russian forces had captured at least one more village late Saturday. In a video Saturday evening, the Hostri Kartuzy unit, part of the special forces' detachment of Ukraine's national guard, said that they were fighting for control of the village of Hlyboke. 'Today, during heavy fighting, our defenders were forced to withdraw from a few more of their positions, and today, another settlement has come completely under Russian control. As of 20:00, fighting for the village of Hlyboke is ongoing,' the fighters said in the clip.
![The Institute for the Study of War said Saturday that it believed claims that Moscow had captured Strilecha, Pylna, Pletenivka and Borsivika were accurate, and that geolocated footage also appeared to show that Russian forces have seized Morokhovets and Oliinykove. The Washington-based think tank described the recent Russian gains as 'tactically significant.' In the war's early days, Russia made a botched attempt to quickly storm Kharkiv, which is Ukraine's second-largest city, but retreated from its outskirts after about a month. In the fall of 2022, seven months later, Ukraine's army pushed them out of Kharkiv. The bold counterattack helped persuade Western countries that Ukraine could defeat Russia on the battlefield and merited military support.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/07/84771785-0-image-a-38_1715582182051.jpg)
The Institute for the Study of War said Saturday that it believed claims that Moscow had captured Strilecha, Pylna, Pletenivka and Borsivika were accurate, and that geolocated footage also appeared to show that Russian forces have seized Morokhovets and Oliinykove. The Washington-based think tank described the recent Russian gains as 'tactically significant.' In the war's early days, Russia made a botched attempt to quickly storm Kharkiv, which is Ukraine's second-largest city, but retreated from its outskirts after about a month. In the fall of 2022, seven months later, Ukraine's army pushed them out of Kharkiv. The bold counterattack helped persuade Western countries that Ukraine could defeat Russia on the battlefield and merited military support.
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