“The duties of the acting are performed by Colonel Kirill Kurnosov, formerly the deputy to Valery Kanakin,” Goncharov told Interfax.
According to him, Kurnosov is a distinguished military officer, he took part in all the main operations of the special forces.
The interlocutor stressed that the final decision on the appointment is made by the president after the presentation from the director of the Federal Security Service.
Earlier it became known about the resignation of the commander of the "A" Center of the special purpose FSB Valery Kanakin.
The association of veterans said that the dismissal is not related to the criminal case of service staff arrested for robbery.