Medvedev sacks electronic warfare chief

Earlier this month usually well-informed ‘Nezavisimaya Gazeta’ reported that following the differences with the Chief of General Staff General Nikolai Makarov,several key officials including his deputy have put down their papers before Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

Those who put down papers included Chief of Main Directorate of Operations Lt.-Gen Andrei Tretyak,Chief of the Main Staff of the Land Forces Lt.-Gen Sergei Skokov,Chief of General Staff’s Radio-electronic Warfare Directorate Maj-Gen Oleg Ivanov.