INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
reported Thursday, making him the fourth senior-ranking military officer to face fraud-related criminal charges over the past month in an
apparent wider crackdown in the Defense Ministry.A military court placed Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin in pre-trial detention until late
ensuring higher product supplies through Defense Ministry contracts.The law enforcement body said both the general director and head
week that Defense Ministry personnel directorate chief Yury Kuznetsov wasarrested for bribery.Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, an
ally of former minister and current Russian Security Council chief Sergei Shoigu, became thehighest-profile military figure following his
arrest last month on suspicion of bribery.And an ex-commander who was previously sacked after he criticized military leaders for high
forces have made their most significant advances on the battlefield in 18 months with a new major assault on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv
region.AFP contributed reporting.
