The UK Ministry of Defence, citing intelligence data, reported that Russian authorities are persecuting officials of the Ministry of Defence who were appointed during the tenure of former Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
This was reported by URA-Inform, citing the UK Ministry of Defence, citing intelligence data.
According to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Ogloblin was arrested.
He is currently in pretrial detention on charges of accepting a bribe of $100,000. The official received the money from a telecommunications company as a reward for winning contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. British intelligence adds that in February 2022, Ogloblin was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on a separate charge of embezzlement.
«Ogloblin was released early after testifying against his former boss, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Chief of the Main Communications Directorate, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, who was detained in May 2024,» British intelligence noted.
It is noted that Ogloblin's second arrest shows that the Russian authorities continue to enthusiastically bring corruption charges against current and former defense officials who were appointed during the era of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, even after the first guilty verdicts were handed down.
«The goal of the Russian authorities is almost certainly not to completely eradicate corruption. Such behavior is fundamental to the functioning of the current regime. However, the Russian government is likely seeking to limit corruption to more manageable levels that have less impact on the functioning of the Defense Ministry, the intelligence service noted.
At the same time, Russia is preparing a major offensive this winter: an insider has revealed what was reported to MI6.