All news on the topic: Sergei Shoigu

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Shoigu syndicate: how Sergei Shoigu’s daughter Ksenia weaponized defense contracts to build a billion-dollar empire
Ksenia Shoigu, the daughter of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, not only leads the Mendeleev Valley Innovation Science and Technology Center Foundation but also retains ownership of the family’s multibillion-dollar business empire.
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Putin appoints Rostec cybersecurity executive Andrey Kozlov, linked to GRU hacking unit Fancy Bear, as aide to ex-defense chief Sergei Shoigu
Vladimir Putin has appointed Andrei Kozlov as an aide to the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
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Exiled oligarch warns Putin has “chosen the UK as his number one enemy” and is preparing hybrid attacks
Tyrant Vladimir Putin has chosen the UK as his number one enemy and is ready to attack, an exiled Russian oil tycoon has warned.
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Paranoia grows in Moscow: Kremlin tightens security around Vladimir Putin amid coup fears and wave of assassinations
The Kremlin has significantly enhanced the personal security surrounding President Vladimir Putin, installing surveillance systems in the homes of close staff members as part of new measures triggered by a series of assassinations of top Russian military figures and fears of a coup.
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Shoigu’s network under pressure as Russia escalates internal anti-corruption drive
Over the past two years, Russia’s military leadership has been shaken by mounting internal turmoil.
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Bribery case against former Russian deputy defense minister Ruslan Tsalikov draws in business linked to Sergei Shoigu’s godson
In the case involving former First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov, one of the alleged bribe givers is Anton Abdurakhmanov, the former chairman of the board of directors of Bamstroiput JSC. Abdurakhmanov is the godson of former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who reportedly even referred to him as his “son.”
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The disruption of mobile communications in Moscow coincided with investigative actions against the closest associates of RF Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu
A conspiracy theory from a source about the reasons for the blocking of mobile phone service in central Moscow and some districts.
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Billions from Russia’s Defense Ministry: how Shoigu ally Ruslan Tsalikov siphoned off budget funds for years through schemes
The long battle for Shoigu’s closest associate, former First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov, is over.
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The unexplained death of Yuri Sadovenko, a former Russian deputy defense minister with access to defense secrets and ties to rival security clans
Media have learned details of the mysterious death of Yuri Sadovenko, the former Deputy Defense Minister and personal adjutant of Sergei Shoigu.
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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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"Stamp them through": Russian oligarchs, FSB generals, religious figures, and elite children travel abroad under diplomatic immunity
Holding a diplomatic passport offers notable perks — even for those who aren’t career diplomats.
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Tricked and threatened: African migrants coerced into Russian military service
Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Husband of Sergei Shoigu’s former mistress owns apartments in Dubai, purchased with a now-confiscated Lithuanian passport
Businessman Adolfas Kaminskas, who is married to the mother of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s illegitimate children, has invested over $4 million in Dubai real estate, according to an investigation by the Lithuanian Center for Investigative Journalism Siena.
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‘Putin’s patience snapped’: Insiders marvel at Russia’s military purge
Under new defence minister Andrei Belousov, FSB is tackling corruption aggressively with serious implications for Ukraine
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Putin to remove Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s defence minister
Vladimir Putin has raised eyebrows after suddenly firing his longtime friend, Sergei Shoigu, as defence minister.
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Russian deputy defense minister dismissed after arrest on corruption charges
A Russian deputy defense minister has been charged with taking a bribe, in the country’s highest-profile corruption scandal since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.
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Putin to test 'unstoppable' Satan-2 doomsday missile in flex against the West
Tyrannical Russian President Vladimir Putin is hellbent on demonstrating his nuclear powers to enemies in the West and plans to do so by putting the world-ending Satan-2 missile on "combat duty" next month
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Russia tests massive nuclear attack on the West amid Putin health rumours
State television showed Vladimir Putin directing the exercise via video call with top military officials as Russia’s Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu said the purpose of the drills was " in response to a nuclear strike by the enemy"
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Chilling meeting between Kim Jong-un and Russia could spark Ukraine war crisis
Kim Jong-un could be after Russian intelligence regarding nuclear warfare, with a meeting between the North Korean head and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meaning crisis is on the cards
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Chilling moment Yevgeny Prigozhin predicted death four months before crash
Footage has emerged of Yevgeny Prigozhin saying "if these screws are not adjusted today, then the whole plane will fall apart in the sky" months before he died in an aircraft crash in Russia
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Inside chilling home of Wagner boss - alligator, disguises and severed heads
The Wagner boss and former ally of Vladimir Putin staged an armed revolt against the Kremlin regime back in June, but was later forced to abandon his plotted coup and go into hiding
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Putin is still plotting revenge against Prigozhin, CIA Chief claims
US CIA Chief William Burns says that moving Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin to Belarus was a part of a 'complicated dance' and that the Russian leader was simply 'buying' time before he works out his revenge plan
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Top Russian general arrested after vanishing amid claims he knew of Wagner coup
It is alleged that General Sergei ‘Armageddon’ Surovikin is being held at the Lefortovo pre-trial detention centre over a plot to oust defence minister Sergei Shoigu
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Putin terrified of being overthrown and killed like despots Gaddafi and Hussein
As the Wagner Group nearly attempted a coup against Vladimir Putin at the weekend, Mirror Defence Editor Chris Hughes looks at the warlord's fears of meeting a violent end
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