Oleg Salyukov has been named deputy secretary under Sergey Shoigu Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed General Oleg Salyukov as deputy secretary of the National Security Council, according to a decree issued on Thursday. Concurrently, Salyukov has been relieved of his role as the commander-in-chief of the Russian Ground Forces. Salyukov had commanded the Russian Ground Forces – the largest branch of the country’s military by personnel – since 2014. Prior to that, he served as deputy