Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired five ministers.RBK reported this citing government sources.According to Putin's decree, Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Dmitry Kobylkin, Minister of Construction and Housing Vladimir Yakushev, Minister of Transport Yevgeny Dietrich, Minister of Energy Alexander Novak and Minister of Development of the Far East Alexander Kozlov were dismissed.
It is also noted that the Minister of Energy Alexander Novak will be removed from his post in the Ministry of Energy and appointed Deputy Prime Minister.Thus, Russian President Vladimir Putin increased the number of deputy prime ministers to 10