Vladimir Putin replaced the head of the FSO. Short

The place of 70-year-old Evgeny Murov was taken by the security forces, about which almost nothing is known

Russian President Vladimir Putin resigned the head of the Federal Security Service - a department that is responsible for the safety of statesmen and important facilities. In the place of 70-year-old Evgeny Murov, who managed the service for 16 years, was appointed completely unknown Dmitry Kochnev. Until May 2016, he headed the Presidential Security Service - the FSO division. Medusa briefly talks about the old and new chapters of the FSO.

Evgeny Murov headed the FSO since 2000. He was appointed to this position by the newly elected President Vladimir Putin. Prior to this, Murov worked as deputy head of the FSB economic department. He served all his life in law enforcement agencies - the KGB, the FSB and the FSO. Now he is 70 years old, this is the ultimate age, to which, by law , you can conclude a contract with the army generals. Murov also heads the Boxing Federation of Russia, he was engaged in this sport in his youth.

Evgeny Murov appeared in the media investigations about the arrested billionaire Dmitry Mikhalchenko (the businessman is accused of smuggling, but Murov has nothing to do with it). Mikhalchenko with a partner Nicole Nekodov has a forum company, which includes Baltztroy. According to RBC, Baltstroy received profitable construction contracts from the FSO commercial company thanks to the connections of Nekodov and Murov. They are former colleagues in the St. Petersburg Department of the FSB. The New Times also wrote about their connection. In addition, the media noted that the FSO earned on sale of its trademark “Official Supplier of the Kremlin” to various brands, including vodka.

The family of Evgeny Murov owns elite real estate. According to the declaration, Evgeny Murov earned about 10 million rubles in 2015. At the same time, two houses and four apartments are recorded on his family. The interlocutor found out that these apartments are located in elite houses ; Their cost is tens of millions of rubles and significantly exceeds the family income of the Murovs in several years. The publication found a mansion in Murov in an elite village in the suburbs, which was formally transferred to his son.

The son of Yevgeny Murov is a top manager of the state-owned company. Since 2013, Andrei Murov has been heading the federal network company of the Unified Energy System. This state enterprise runs the Russian electric network. Prior to this, Murov Jr. led the St. Petersburg airport Pulkovo.

Almost nothing is known about the new FSO leader. Until December 2015, the name of Dmitry Kochnev did not appear in the media. Then the Izvestia newspaper, citing its sources, said that he became Deputy Murov, head of the Presidential Security Service. According to Kommersant, he received this position on June 30, 2015 by the secret decree of Putin. The FSO website posts its declaration for 2014, where it is called the head of the Presidential Security Service; The document ( .doc ) was created in October 2015. The previous place of work is unknown. The date of birth of Kochnev is called only in Kommersant-March 1, 1964. In 2015, Dmitry Kochnev earned 3.3 million rubles, his wife - more than 58 million rubles, most of all the employees of the FSO and members of their families, whose income was disclosed. There is no other information about his family: neither the name of his wife, nor the number of children (only one minor), nor their names are unknown.