Shoigu must “answer”: why the deputy of the Russian Ministry of Defense was arrested right now

Deputy Minister of Defense Timur Ivanov, who built the Vostochny cosmodrome, the temple of the Ministry of Defense, and also “rebuilt” occupied Mariupol, was detained in Russia.

Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko told Channel 24 that the scale of “theft” in the city is impressive. At the same time, Ivanov’s detention may be connected with the fierce struggle of influential Russian departments for control of Mariupol.

They “saved” a lot

In Mariupol, the Russians were the first to build the Nevsky facility. This, according to Andryushchenko, is where it all started, and because of it, Ivanov was eventually detained. However, his arrest is connected not only with this object. Mariupol branch of the Nakhimov School. This is a large and expensive facility compared to Nevsky. The school will have several buildings,” emphasized the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol.

In addition, a sports complex and an ice arena are being built, which is directly linked to the Nakhimov School. This ice arena is huge, it was big for Mariupol, even when it was a city of half a million.

“This is a great Russian theft. They, of course, made a lot of money from this. From all sides, this is a completely unnecessary object in Mariupol,” he noted.

The big “war” continues in Mariupol

Ivanov is not the first to be arrested because of construction in Mariupol. There is Alexander Beglov, the governor of St. Petersburg – it was he who “restored”, and more specifically, destroyed the Drama Theater.

Then, as Andryushchenko noted, there was a pause in its “restoration” , because the main contractor and Beglov’s “wallet” was arrested and kept in a pre-trial detention center for what he stole during the renovation of the Kremlin. However, he was released, and he continues to build in Mariupol.

“That’s why Ivanov won’t be sent to prison either. He could be killed in prison, because he knows a lot. In addition, there is a big “war” in Russia between the FSB and the Ministry of Defense. I’m waiting for a response from Sergei Shoigu< /strong>,” he noted.

< p>Incriminating evidence against Ivanov has been collected for 5 years, but for some reason only now they decided to arrest him. This is due to the fact that the Russians do not have great successes at the front – they cannot take Chasov Yar. Shoigu in his place. We can expect a “war” in the Donetsk region between the FSB and the Ministry of Defense,” noted Pyotr Andryushchenko.

More about the arrest of Shoigu's deputy

• In Moscow on April 23, Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was detained. According to the Investigative Committee, he is suspected of receiving a bribe in the amount of more than one billion rubles.
• The court also seized assets registered in the name of Ivanov himself, as well as his wife and children . In addition, Shoigu removed Ivanov from the post of deputy minister.
• In addition to Ivanov, his “henchmen” – entrepreneurs Sergei Borodin and Alexander Fomin – were arrested. Both are accused of paying bribes.
• British intelligence notes that Ivanov had close ties to Shoigu. He took up his post in 2016, and from that time on he became a very rich man, leading a luxurious lifestyle with his family. This did not correlate well with Vladimir Putin’s statement about the creation of a new national elite, which should consist of heroes of the so-called “SVO”.
• British intelligence noted that the scandal with Ivanov is the most loud in the Russian Ministry of Defense over the past 12 years.