Putin Replaces Key Defense Officials with Allies' Kin and Economists

Amid ongoing war challenges, Putin prioritizes loyalty and economic expertise in recent appointments.

Four deputy defense ministers were dismissed and replaced with figures closely tied to Putin and his allies.
New appointees include Anna Tsivileva, Pavel Fradkov, and Leonid Gornin, all with strong personal or familial connections to Putin.
Tsivileva and Fradkov's appointments highlight a trend of promoting relatives and allies' children to prominent roles.
Economic specialists are increasingly being appointed to senior defense positions to address wartime financial issues.
These moves suggest Putin is grooming potential successors from within his inner circle to secure his regime's future.