The head of the main operational Department of the General staff of the armed forces of Ukraine was removed from the post
The head of the main operational Department of the General staff of the armed forces of Ukraine, major-General Alexander Shutov dismissed, saying the Ukrainian media, citing anonymous sources.
The resignation was approved fifteen in the morning of June. According to the source, the order about the dismissal Shutov came directly from the presidential administration of Ukraine, the exact cause and the wording as long as unclear, reports Ukrainskaya Pravda. The source added that the order came later as it turned out that Shutov is related to the ex-defense Minister Pavel Lebedev (the son of major General a while married with a daughter Lebedev). Yesterday Ukrainian troops suffered the largest one-time loss from the beginning of punitive operations - in Lugansk was shot down military transport aircraft Il-76 with paratroopers in the salon, were killed 49 of the military. Because of this, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has threatened personnel decisions in " special operations ". Whether this Resignation with the loss of the aircraft, not being said.
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