The last cosmonaut in the leadership of Roscosmos was dismissed. Sergey Krikalev removed from the position of executive director and transferred to advisor. Alexander Bloshenko has been appointed executive director of Roscosmos manned programs, Russian media report.

Dmitry Belkin, deputy head of the press service of the state corporation, in response to a request to comment on personnel appointments, sent an official message that does not explain anything:.

According to sources in Roskosmos, Sergei Krikalev was fired for criticizing the project of filming a commercial film Vyzov on the ISS with Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko (director and cameraman in one person) at the supervisory board of Roskosmos on June 9 - the filming itself was preliminarily appointed.