Deputy Commander Of The Leningrad Military District Detained In Russia

The "cleansing" of Shoigu's team continues.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation initiated criminal proceedings against Valery Muminjanov, who holds the position of Deputy Commander of the Leningrad Military District. He is suspected of taking a bribe on an especially large scale, The Moscow Times reports.

Previously, Muminjanov headed the Department of Resource Support of the Ministry of Defence of Russia and was responsible for the supply of uniforms for Russian soldiers, including equipment for military operations against Ukraine. According to the investigation, he received 20 million Russian rubles "for assistance in signing contracts for the supply of uniforms in the amount of 1.5 billion rubles with commercial firms." The general may face up to 15 years in prison.

Valery Muminjanov is 60 years old, he received the rank of major general in 2015. A year before, he became Deputy Chief of the Logistics Support Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, and then headed the Department of Resource Support of the Ministry of Defence. In 2023, he served as deputy commander of the Central Military District.

The Moscow Times also notes that Muminjanov became the sixth general from the entourage of former Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who was under investigation on suspicion of bribery.

Arrests of ex-officials of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Earlier, on April 23, the Investigative Committee of Russia reported the detention of Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov on suspicion of receiving a bribe.

On July 26, it became known about the arrest of General Dmitry Bulgakov, who is suspected of causing damage of 1.3 billion rubles due to the supply of poor-quality rations to the Russian army at inflated prices.

On August 5, Major General Vladimir Shesterov, Deputy Head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defence, was detained in the corruption case. He became the fifth high-ranking military officer from Shoigu's team to be investigated since the end of April 2024.

On August 16, Russian media published information that political strategist Andrey Ilnitsky, who is considered the ideologist of Shoigu and one of the authors of the symbol of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine — the letter Z, was dismissed from the Ministry of Defence.

Finally, on August 29, another ex-deputy Shoigu, Pavel Popov, accused of corruption and fraud, was detained.

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