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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Deputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service

Russia has detained the deputy head of the army’s general staff, Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, on suspicion of large-scale bribe-taking, Russian media reported on Thursday.

It is part of the biggest scandal to hit Russian government in years.

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