Russia arrests ex-commander of 58th army on suspicion of fraud, TASS says

Russia investigates defence official over fraud at military theme park

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian authorities have detained another senior defence ministry official in the latest of a string of corruption investigations, this time related to a military theme park, the state investigative committee said on Monday.

Top Russian defence officials held on fraud charges in military scandal

Russian authorities have arrested Vyacheslav Akhmedov, director of the Patriot Park military centre, and Maj. Gen. Vladimir Shesterov on fraud charges related to embezzlement of funds. This action is part of a broader investigation into corruption within Russia's top military ranks following recent high-profile dismissals

Russia detains military official on suspicion of fraud, amid corruption scandal

At least a dozen people have now been caught up in the biggest wave of corruption scandals to hit the Russian military and defence establishment in years.

Russia investigates defence official over fraud at military theme park

Russian authorities have detained another senior defence ministry official in the latest of a string of corruption investigations, this time related to a military theme park, the state investigative committee said on Monday.

Vyacheslav Akhmedov, director of the country's armed forces Patriot Park near Moscow, was arrested on Monday in Russia. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, he was detained for corruption.

Russia arrests top defence official over corruption charges

The deputy chief of the Russian army's General Staff was arrested after being accused of taking bribes, investigators said on Thursday (May 23). Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin was accused of taking bribes from a factory that manufactured communications equipment, in exchange for awarding the firm with bigger state contracts, said Russia's Investigative Committee. It claimed that Shamarin had received at least $360,000 (or 36 million roubles) …