INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Police on Friday detained the deputy director of Russia's space agency Roscosmos over the suspected embezzlement of 4.3 million euros ($4.7
million) from the crisis-hit sector.Oleg Frolov and two other suspects are accused of a "large-scale fraud," said a statement from the
Russian investigative committee, which handles major criminal investigations."Frolov, using his official position, took part in a criminal
conspiracy with two other co-conspirators," said the statement."In the course of the execution of the contract, they stole budgeted funds
during the purchase of equipment."Frolov would be held in custody pending his trial, the statement added.Roscosmos, once a source of
national pride, has for years been suffering financial problems and has been hit by a series of corruption scandals and embarrassing
technical failures such as the loss in August of the Luna-25 probe.Russia is nevertheless still planning its own space station, to replace
its aging section of the International Space Station (ISS), and a revival of its moon program.
