President Vladimir Putin has replaced the head of the republic of Udmurtia after his sudden resignation on Wednesday.
Alexander Brechalov stepped down “at his own request” after governing the western Urals region for nine years, according to a document published on the Kremlin’s website.
In a statement, Udmurtia’s regional government said Brechalov, a native of the North Caucasus republic of Adygea, was “moving to a new job,” but it did not provide further details.
Putin appointed Udmurtia native and former agricultural official Olga Abramova as acting governor until regional elections next year.
Abramova served as Udmurtia’s agriculture minister and first deputy prime minister before moving to Moscow in 2024 to advise Russia’s minister of agriculture.
