On 20 June 1996, Boris Yeltsin fired Director of FSB Mikhail Barsukov and appointed Nikolay Kovalyov as acting Director and later Director of the FSB.
Directorii FSB La 20 iunie 1996, Boris Yeltsin a concediat directorul FSB Mikhail Barsukov și la numit pe Nikolay Kovalyov în calitate de director interimar și ulterior director al FSB.