Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree appointing Colonel General Valery Solodchuk as Deputy Defense Minister. Colonel General Andrei Ivanayev has been appointed Commander of the Central Military District. New deputy defense minister- Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree appointing Colonel General Valery Solodchuk as Deputy Defense Minister. Transfers of military district commanders- Colonel General Andrey Ivanayev, who previously served as the commander of the Eastern Military District, has been appointed the new commander of the Central Military District. - Colonel General Pyotr Bolgarev, who previously served as Chief of Staff of the Eastern Military District, has been appointed acting commander of the Eastern Military District.