The riot continues: Shoigu’s opponents are lobbying Governor Dyumin to replace him As government sources told Vorstka, the Kremlin supported the head of Chechnya and his supporters in his criticism of Shoigu. There they are discussing personnel changes in the military department. Ramzan Kadyrov, who has criticized the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, is lobbying for the appointment of the Tula governor and ex-Putin security guard Alexei Dyumin to the country’s military leadership.