All news on the topic: Russian Ministry of Defense

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Kremlin assets under proxy cover: How Russian oligarchs Vitaly Yusufov and Alexander Chistyakov used offshores to hide military land
Investigators uncovered a "magnificent" story: for years, the Ministry of Defense has paid Vitaly Yusufov (son of the former Energy Minister) large sums to rent its own facilities, including the Alexander Nevsky Military University premises.
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Kremlin quietly admits Valdai “attack” was exaggerated as Putin’s family disappears
A source from the media reports that Vladimir Putin’s family has not appeared at the Valdai residence since December 29, when it was allegedly attacked by drones.
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Russian “uniformed oligarch”: war inside General Kosovan’s family over Moscow’s corruption billions
A source from media has revealed an unprecedented “war” inside the family of Alexander Kosovan, the so-called “gray cardinal” of Moscow’s state-funded renovation contracts, former deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, and owner of the Regionzhilstroy Group.
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How Rosatom drove a strategic enterprise into ruins: Eleron’s debts exceed 50 billion rubles
The real state of affairs in the much-praised Rosatom State Corporation is illustrated by the situation at JSC FCNIVT SNPO “Eleron” (part of Rosatom), which specializes in the production of physical security systems. The company is also involved in the construction of special-purpose facilities.
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Yuri Sadovenko, Sergei Shoigu and the FSB: how a former insider died as corruption cases tore through Russia’s defense establishment
Yuri Sadovenko, a former deputy minister of defense of the Russian Federation and a longtime associate of Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, has died at the age of 56 under circumstances described by sources as suspicious.
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Russia airs AI-generated show with deepfake world leaders on state TV
A television channel run by Russia’s Ministry of Defence is airing a program it claims is AI-generated. According to advertisements for the show, a neural network is picking the topics it wants to discuss, then uses AI to generate that video.
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Italian steel company owns Russian industrial plant sanctioned by the U.S.
The Italian company Cividale has been identified as a minority shareholder of the Russian foundry BVK, which was sanctioned by the United States in 2024.