Putin’s ex-defence chief known as the ‘keeper of secrets’ dies suddenly on Christmas Day after being fired by tyrant

A TOP Russian military commander fired by Vladimir Putin has suddenly died on Christmas Day. Ukrainian-born Colonel-General Yuri Sadovenko, 56, was deputy defence minister when he was ousted by the tyrant in a sweeping Kremlin shake-up. Russian state media reported today that Sadovenko died of “heart disease”, giving no further details. There had been no…