MOSCOW, July 19 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired three of his top generals in Chechnya following a series of terror attacks, Interfax news agency said Monday.
Putin has signed a decree dismissing Col. Gen. Mikhail Labunets, commander of Russia's Interior Ministry troops in the North Caucasus, Interfax said.
He has also dismissed Federal Security Service, or FSB, Deputy Director Col. Gen. Anatoly Yezhkov, who was in charge of FSB operations in the North Caucasus and Deputy Interior Minister and Interior Troops commander-in-chief Vyacheslav Tikhomirov, Interfax said. It cited "a source in the presidential press service" for its report.
The rebellious autonomous republic of Chechnya in the North Caucasus has been rocked by a series of high level assassinations of prominent pro-Russian leaders including its president.
