MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Army General Oleg Salyukov as deputy secretary of the Security Council of Russia, said an official decree published by the Russian government on Thursday.

Salyukov will be relieved of his current post as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, a position he has held since 2014, it said.

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During his tenure, Salyukov oversaw key military operations and commanded Victory Day military parades on Red Square in Moscow, including the most recent one held on May 9 this year, the TASS news agency reported.

Born in 1955 in Saratov, Salyukov is a veteran military officer with decades of experience, the report said.