INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Since at least April, the Russian military has been in upheaval, punctuated by arrests of senior Defense Ministry officials on charges
including bribery and abuse of power
This turmoil appears to have peaked in May with the dismissal of longtime Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who faced accusations of
mishandling the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.While economist Andrei Belousov now heads the Defense Ministry, and the intensity of the
purge has subsided, some arrests continue.Here is a timeline of the army purge:April 23, 2024Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is charged
7, 2024President Vladimir Putin is sworn into a fifth term in office.May 12, 2024Putin replaces Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former
First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov.May 14, 2024Lieutenant General Yury Kuznetsov is charged with bribery.Kuznetsov, who heads the
claim that more than 100 million rubles ($1.1 million) worth of Russian and foreign currency, gold coins, collectible watches and luxury
items were discovered and seized during searches at Kuznetsov's residence and registered address.Major General Ivan Popov.Russian Defense
MinistryMay 17, 2024Army General Ivan Popov is charged with bribery.Popov, who previously served as commander of the 58th Guards Combined
the Zaporizhzhia region after complaining about systemic mismanagement within the military to former Defense Minister Sergei
Shoigu.Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin.Russian Defense MinistryMay 23, 2024Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin is charged with
house arrest.A judge in Moscow rules to release Army General Ivan Popov from pre-trial detention and place him under house arrest.Andrei
Belkov.vskmo.ruJuly 24, 2024Defense Ministry construction company chief Andrei Belkov is arrested for abuse of power.Kommersant reports that
earnings and other connections during his time as head of the military construction company, which was sanctioned by the United States in
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