Putin appoints Alexander Kurenkov as new head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations

This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.

"In accordance ... to appoint Major General Alexander Vyacheslavovich Kurenkov as the Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief, releasing him from his post," the statement says.

Earlier, the Federation Council supported the candidacy of Alexander Kurenkov for the post of Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Management, proposed by the President of Russia.