Russian PM dismisses first deputy head of Customs Service Davydov

MOSCOW. Sept 11 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has dismissed Ruslan Davydov from the position of first deputy head of the Federal Customs Service (FCS), an order posted on the official website for legal information showed.

Davydov was dismissed due to his "transfer to other work," the document said.

Davydov has worked in customs since 2008, serving as advisor and chief advisor to the head of the FCS, and first deputy head of the main department for organization of customs processing and customs control.

Davydov was appointed deputy head of the FCS in March 2012 and promoted to first deputy head of the service in February 2017. He served as interim FCS head from February 2023 to May 2024, until Valery Pikalev was appointed head of the service in May, and then went back to the position of first deputy head.