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Ukrainian President ousts Security Service Commander
Voice of Russia ^ | 7-8-2014 | VOR

Posted on 07/07/2014 10:40:08 PM PDT by tcrlaf

Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko has signed decrees of ousting General Vasily Krutov from the posts of first deputy head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and head of the SBU anti-terrorist centre. Respective papers have been posted on the Ukrainian president's web site.

Vasily Krutov was appointed to these positions in the middle of April this year. The Ukrainian president has replaced Krutov with Vasily Gritsak, a Ukrainian police general-lieutenant and deputy chairman of the Ukrainian State Migration Service since April 2013.

Petr Poroshenko has also dismissed Vladislav Bukharev from the position of SBU first deputy head responsible for the struggle against corruption and organized crime, replacing him with Yuri Artiukhov. Yuri Artiuikhov has been head of the SBU main headquarters for Kiev and the Kiev Region. Petr Poroshenko has replaced him in these positions with Mikhail Glugovsky

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: civilwar; poroshenko; ukraine
Lots of generals losing their stars in the last few days, especially since Strelkov's troops got out of Slavyansk fairly unscathed, even though they were surrounded by around 15,000 Kiev troops.
1 posted on 07/07/2014 10:40:08 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

Krutov was also in the news HERE:

Troops fire as locals in Kramatorsk confront Ukraine general Vasily Krutov

Protesters injured as anti-terrorist operation announced by acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, begins.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/15/troops-fire-mob-ukraine-oleksandr-turchynov-general-vasily-krutov


2 posted on 07/07/2014 11:31:38 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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“A week will pass, two, three, maybe a month, and the rebellion’s best fighters will be bled dry and, sooner or later, crushed and destroyed,” Igor Girkin, who is better known as Strelkov, said....
Reuters

Alternatively, they can keep heading in the direction of Russia, where they are from.
3 posted on 07/08/2014 4:14:08 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: tcrlaf

Another Russian mole and or stooge out! Yeah!


4 posted on 07/08/2014 3:29:27 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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