RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 29, 2016
TODAY: Putin replaces nine officials with former intelligence officials in dramatic reshuffle; Interior Ministry planning to buy software to spy on social network users; state-run companies will not be permitted to take part in Bashneft privatisation; Moscow holds ‘alternative Olympics’ for banned athletes; Russian right-winger protesting against Clinton in Moscow; Yandex expands share of Internet searches.