INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The governors of Russias Rostov and Tambov regions announced their resignations on Monday, kicking off what political experts describe as
gubernatorpad, or President Vladimir Putins yearly shakeup of local heads.Today, the nations leadership is setting other jobs for me at the
federal level that will need to be performed, Tambov area Governor Maksim Egorov stated in a video message posted on Telegram.Putin selected
Egorov as acting governor of the central Tambov region in October 2021, and the following year he was elected to office
Tambov lies around 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Moscow.Meanwhile, in the southern Rostov region, governor Vasily Golubev said he
was stepping downdue to a transfer to another job.I am grateful to President Vladimir Putin and the government of the Russian Federation for
their attention to all problems and for particular help on efforts in our area, he said.There are new things and tasks ahead
But any place I work in the future, my absolute concern will constantly be the support and advancement of my precious Rostov region, Golubev
added without defining where he would work next.Vasily Golubev became guv of the Rostov area in 2010, making him one of Russias
longest-serving governors
Rostov, which is home to the Russian armed forces command center for the war in Ukraine, has actually faced routine drone strikes because
the full-scale intrusion and was quickly seized by Wagner mercenaries in June 2023 throughout their stopped working mutiny.Later on Monday,
Putin appointed Yury Slyusar, CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation, a defense company, as acting governor of the Rostov region
In the Tambov region, the Kremlin leader appointed Ukraine war veteran and former mayor of Krasnodar, Yevgeny Pervyshov, as acting
governor.Those visits came amid local media reports in the Rostov area that Federal Security Service (FSB) representatives questioned
Golubev in his workplace and might have taken files associated to significant building and construction jobs in the region.There was a
search [at Golubevs workplace], however a quiet one
They [FSB representatives] shown up, went in, spoke with him, [] its unclear exactly what they were looking for, an anonymous government
source was estimated as stating by regional media.Golubevs press service denied the report.
