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It's very poor. I can honestly  say  I am not satisfied and I have to draw the necessary conclusions. It's not simple to  just discuss this but to make conclusions. What is happening today?  Soldiers grow  thin while Generals grow fat. \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Boris Yeltsin, Russian President\u003cbr/\u003eRodionov's sacking came after Yeltsin's chief military adviser, General Konstantine  Kobets was sacked earlier this week for alleged corruption.\u003cbr/\u003eDefence analysts - who long expected that Rodionov would be fired -  said that it was a  convenient way for Yeltsin to pass the buck.\u003cbr/\u003eYeltsin is as always passing responsibility to bad Generals. Bad General Kobets, who  was apparently involved in corruption and bad General Rodionov who was not making  good presidential a passing responsibility to the Russian generals as a whole.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Pavel Felgenhauer, defence analyst\u003cbr/\u003eWhen Rodionov became Defence Minister last year, he was seen very much as an  appointee of General Lebed, who at that time was head of the Security Council.\u003cbr/\u003eLebed, now a fierce critic of Yeltsin, also says Rodionov's sacking was purely for show.\u003cbr/\u003eIt's just another reshuffle, it's just theatrics, it's just a public whipping of the wrongly  accused. Thank you. \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: General Alexander Lebed. former head of Security Council\u003cbr/\u003eWhen Rodionov was appointed  he was a popular choice among the rank and file. \u003cbr/\u003eHe was considered a clean pair of hands after the corruption scandals surrounding his  predecessor General Pavel Grachev.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd he became Russia's first civilian Defence Minister when Yeltsin made him retire  from the army last December.\u003cbr/\u003eHe proposed swiftly cutting 300,000 servicemen and slashing the number of combat  divisions from 78 to 12 fully operational units, equipped with modern weapons.\u003cbr/\u003eBut he soon became a dissenting voice complaining about government underfunding  and failure to pay wages. He said even he hadn't received his salary for several months.\u003cbr/\u003eThe army has been denied many things which it needs but the continuation of this  situation is intolerable.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Igor Rodionov, former Russian Defence Minister\u003cbr/\u003eThe Head of the General Staff, General Viktor Samsonov, was also sacked.\u003cbr/\u003eYeltsin had told Rodionov to stop whining and do something but he faced a Herculean  task. \u003cbr/\u003eWith no extra military funding expected , Rodionov was almost powerless to change the  impoverished condition of a military barely able to  feed and clothe its soldiers let alone  re-arm.\u003cbr/\u003eReports of virtual starvation are not uncommon.\u003cbr/\u003eMorale is low and bullying widespread. Last year alone 2-thousand men died in non- combat incidents.  \u003cbr/\u003eMeanwhile attempts to cutback on the number of Generals have largely failed. Cases of  corruption amongst the top brass have multiplied and hundreds of top officers are now  under investigation.\u003cbr/\u003eRodionov may now be out of  government but analysts expect him to resurface on the  political stage and probably in the opposition camp.  \u003cbr/\u003eHe took part in the last elections as a candidate for the party which was jointly led by  General Lebed.\u003cbr/\u003eMoscow, Russia, 22 May 1997\u003cbr/\u003eORT for Russian pool, 22 May 1997:\u003cbr/\u003e1. Yeltsin enters Defence Council \u003cbr/\u003e2. Pan side view of Rodionov and Chernomyrdin to Yeltsin \u003cbr/\u003e3. Rodionov standing up facing Yeltsin\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: Boris Yeltsin, Russian President (Russian)\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide-shot of Defence Council \u003cbr/\u003eMoscow, APTV\u003cbr/\u003e6. Set up Pavel Felgenhauer, Defence Expert\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pavel Felgenhauer, Defence Expert\u003cbr/\u003e8. File Lebed with Rodionov - July 96\u003cbr/\u003eMoscow, 22 May 1997:\u003cbr/\u003e9. Set up Lebed at news conference\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: Alexander Lebed (Russian)\u003cbr/\u003eRodionov at Kubinka, 8 September 1996:\u003cbr/\u003e11. Rodionov with soldiers\u003cbr/\u003e12. Rodionov poses with soldier's family\u003cbr/\u003e13. Close up Rodionov\u003cbr/\u003ePress Conference Moscow, 1 October 1996:\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide-shot Rodionov at news conference\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: Igor Rodionov (Russian)\u003cbr/\u003eRTR - Odintsovo base - October 12, 1996\u003cbr/\u003e16. UPSOUND: (Russian) Close shot Igor Sergeyev talking about weapons\u003cbr/\u003eBologoye Rocket base near St Petersburg, 2 May 1997 \u003cbr/\u003e17. Mid-shot soldiers pulling out trays of food in mess hall\u003cbr/\u003e18. Mid-shot soldiers sitting down eating\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close up soldiers eating\u003cbr/\u003e20. File pictures of Generals\u003cbr/\u003e21. 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