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Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has been arrested in one of the highest-profile corruption cases involving the military since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago. Ivanov faces up to 15 years in prison for large-scale bribe-taking. He oversaw construction, housing, property management, mortgages and procurement for the Armed Forces. According to the investigative outlet Dossier, Ivanov had gained Shoigu’s favor for allegedly paying for media publications that bolster his public image.

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  • Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has been arrested in one of the highest-profile corruption cases involving the military since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago.

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  • According to the investigative outlet Dossier, Ivanov had gained Shoigu’s favor for allegedly paying for media publications that bolster his public image.

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  • In April, Russia opened criminal cases against two Russian feminist activists: Daria Serenko and Zalina Marshenkulova.[

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