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failures that Ukrainian forces exploited during their cross-border incursion this summer.Ukrainian forces launched a surprise attack in the
6, breaching two lines of defensive fortifications that reportedly cost 15 billion rubles ($109 million) and took nearly three years to
of an investigation into defense fortifications in the border region
the Telegram news channel that first reported the police searches on Tuesday mentioned where exactly they took place
Mikhalkov, who hosts a show on state television,claimed last month that unidentified local officials embezzled the 15 billion rubles
allocated to defense fortification construction.Last year, Vasilyev came under fire after a video of him celebrating the New Year at a beach
resort in Mexico went viral
Following the scandal, he vowed tovolunteer for the Russian military in Ukraine.Vasilyev said Tuesday that he returned to work in the Kursk
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