A corruption scandal arises in the highest Russian military circles. Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was arrested more than two years after the start of the war – he recently played an important role in the devastated Mariupol (Ukraine).
Ivanov is suspected of taking bribes, the Russian Investigative Committee said in Telegram on Tuesday evening. The authority did not provide details.
Was already in Navalny’s focus
According to media reports, Ivanov, who has held the post since 2016, was primarily responsible for construction projects at the Ministry of Defense – including in the occupied eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which the Russian army itself completely destroyed during the siege in the first months from the war. the war of 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has a total of twelve deputies.
After the start of the war, the team of Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny, who has since died in custody, had already leveled allegations of corruption against the 48-year-old politician: in research published at the end of 2022, the Kremlin’s opponents accused Ivanov has had the construction of real estate in several Russian regions by contractors financed by the Ministry of Defense.
Source: Krone
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