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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Russia arrests former deputy defence minister on corruption charge

Dmitry Bulgakov saluting in full military uniform
Dmitry Bulgakov was detained by the FSB on Friday and placed in Lefortovo prison in Moscow. Photograph: Kirill Zykov/Reuters

A former senior Russian defence official has been arrested and charged with corruption in the latest high-profile incident in an ongoing purge within the country’s military top brass.

Dmitry Bulgakov, who was a deputy defence minister in charge of military logistics for almost 15 years until he was dismissed in September 2022, was detained by the FSB security service on Friday and placed in the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow.

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