"The Federal Security Service jointly with the Interior Ministry and the Investigative Committee has apprehended former Deputy Defense Minister Army General D. V. Bulgakov and taken him into Pretrial Detention Facility No. 2 of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service as part of a criminal probe into corruption," the press office said in a statement.
Investigative and operational measures are underway to establish all the circumstances and causes that contributed to Bulgakov’s unlawful activity, it said.
Bulgakov is 69 years old. He worked as deputy defense minister in charge of logistics support of the Russian Armed Forces from 2008 to September 24, 2022. He was awarded the title of the Hero of Russia in 2016.
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