Russian President appoints deputy defence minister Bulyga to security council

President Vladimir Putin has appointed Andrei Bulyga, one of Russia’s deputy defence ministers since last year, as deputy secretary of the country’s powerful security council, according to a decree published on the Kremlin’s website on Saturday.

In a separate decree, Putin appointed Colonel-General Alexander Sanchik, who had been serving as commander of Russia’s southern military district, as a deputy defence minister, replacing Bulyga.

Bulyga, a lieutenant-general in the Russian army, had held the post of deputy minister in charge of logistical support since March 2024.