↑Compare: « Russian Airborne Troops get new commander », TASS, (lire en ligne, consulté le ) :
« A source in the Russian Defense Ministry earlier told TASS that first deputy commander of the Southern Military District Serdyukov would replace Vladimir Shamanov as Airborne Troops commander. Shamanov, for his part, took up the position of the head of the State Duma (lower house of parliament) Defense Committee. »