INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Department for Innovative Development, was arrested last August over the alleged embezzlement of more than 40 million rubles ($510,000)
Akhmedov and ex-Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov, siphoned off more than 25 million rubles ($319,000) between 2022 and 2024, causing what
house arrest after testifying against Popov, a high-profile figure still under investigation on multiple charges including bribery, abuse of
from holding public office for two years and stripped of his rank of major general and all state honors.The case against Akhmedov is
ongoing, while Popov remains in pre-trial detention
Their arrests last year were part of a broader anti-corruption crackdown within the Defense Ministry that began with the arrest of former
Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov in April 2024.Ivanov was sentenced to 13 years in prison earlier this month.Patriot Park, located in
the town of Kubinka 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of Moscow, is a military theme park and exhibition center featuring interactive exhibits
and displays of weapons and equipment
