Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov accused of taking bribes - BBC News

Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov is remanded in custody in a rare case against a high-ranking official.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, ReutersImage caption, Russia's deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, left, alongside President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei ShoiguBy Christy CooneyBBC NewsA Russian deputy defence minister has been accused of taking bribes and remanded in custody by a court in Moscow.

Timur Ivanov, who denies the charges, is accused of accepting bribes "on a particularly large scale".

Appointed to the defence ministry in 2016, Mr Ivanov, 47, has been responsible for Russia's military infrastructure projects.

Activists have long criticised the levels of alleged corruption in Russia.

However, such high profile cases have been rare since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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