“The unprecedented public flogging”: Shoigu dismissed the leadership of the Baltic Fleet for fraud – Moskovsky Komsomolets

Experts: staffing decisions were taken after extensive testing

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The Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu dismissed from duty the entire top of the Baltic fleet, with the wording “for serious shortcomings in the organization of training … and distortions in the reports of the real state of affairs.” The term “distribution” were fleet commander Vice-Admiral Viktor Kravchuk, Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Sergei Popov and several high-ranking officers of the fleet. Experts have tried to explain these personnel decisions.

Photo: Natalia Gubernatorova

Such a “public flogging” in modern Russian army held for the first time

Of course, we dismiss Russian commanders in the past, however. to the general public brought vague wording “in connection with his transfer to another job, to achieve the maximum age, in relation to health»

– It is a rare case in the Russian practice, when debarred just two – the commander and. Chief of Staff, apparently they are very much at fault – suggested a military expert Mikhail Khodarenok. – What could be the motive of this decision – we can only guess. The wording is, of course, totally destroy, in time of war such language in the penal battalion sent.

According to the expert, organizational conclusions could follow after the test, which was carried out in the Baltic Fleet in May-June this year. Perhaps Abuse and postscript in the Navy “on top” reported to military counterintelligence.

The military expert Victor Murakhovski also believes that the dismissal decision is connected with the results of the audit, which continued in the Baltic Fleet for about three weeks.

– during the inspection there were serious complaints related to the organization of training of personnel, there were many issues on improvement of the base of the Baltic Fleet – said the expert. – Instead of solving these problems, the fleet command was engaged in fraud, but the minister did not like to be starting to hang noodles on the ears

Photo courtesy of the press service of the Ministry of Defense. In the photo: Viktor Kravchuk

Simply put, for example, in securities of the soldiers had already been built modern barracks with showers and other facilities, but in fact it turned out that all of this – unfinished

Photo courtesy of the press service of the Western Military District. Photo: Sergei Popov

Murakhovski believes if in the Baltic Fleet have been corruption, then it came to criminal cases. Therefore, we are not talking about the theft, but the slovenliness

-. Orgvyvodami this magnitude certainly followed the first time. Public flogging before the Armed Forces was not, and that the minister wants to show that does not allow additions. For the army, this is extremely important, it is a signal – convinced Murakhovski. – If a person is engaged in “lacquer” of the situation in time of peace, he can not have any confidence in wartime

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