Putin shook the head of the roskosmos

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has removed the general director of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov. The corresponding order was published on the Kremlin website on Thursday, February 6.

Dmitry Bakanov, who had previously served as the Deputy Minister of Transport, and from 2011 to 2019, led the company, led the company, led the company, led the satellite system of a satellite system of a messenger. This is the only operator for communication, roscosmos and relay.

As you know, Borisov was appointed leader of Roscosmos in July 2022 instead of Dmitry Rogozin. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Prime Minister for the Defense and Industrial Complex (OPC) for more than four years, and even earlier in the nearly six years he has been the Deputy Minister of Defense.

Possible resignation in Borisov has been discussed since the fall of 2024, Vedomosti resources said. Borisov’s last meeting with Putin, which was reported by the Kremlin, took place in November last year. It focuses on preparing a national project in the field of space activity.

According to the RBC source, which is aware of the situation, the decision to resign in Borisov has been made against the rear of uncertainty in parameters for implementing the National Space Center project in Moscow.

“The cost of construction is rising, respectively, the distribution of territories is changing, and the issue of future operating costs has emerged,” the interlocutor explained.

Earlier it was Russia’s plan to share DPRK space technologies in exchange for the provision of weapons and other equipment in Moscow to support its war against Ukraine.