INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
reported Monday.Rostov region Deputy Governor Konstantin Rachalovsky is accused of directing state subsidies to companies he allegedly knew
were financially distressed, leading to their bankruptcy and a loss of 155.2 million rubles ($1.7 million) from the regional budget, the RBC
news outlet reported, citing the local FSB office.He is at least the third Rostov region deputy governor to be arrested on abuse of power
charges since November, when former United Aircraft Corporation CEO Yury Slyusar replaced Vasily Golubev as regional governor.Slyusar
promotion agency Regional Development Corporation, according to RBC
It was not immediately clear if Goncharov was arrested.Rachalovsky was appointed deputy governor for agriculture in September 2023, serving
under then-governor Golubev.
