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• Thu Apr 17 2025

Ex-Russian general jailed for seven years over bribes

A former top Russian general has been jailed for seven years after being accused of taking bribes.

Lt Gen Vadim Shamarin was arrested last year during a crackdown on corruption in the defence ministry launched by the Kremlin, and was accused of taking "a particularly large bribe" from a telecommunications company.

Russia's Investigative Committee said he took bribes worth 36 million roubles (?331,000) between 2019 and 2023 from a factory that produces communications equipment - and, in return, increased the size of state contracts awarded to the company.

Prior to his arrest he had served as deputy chief of the army's general staff overseeing the signals corps and military communications.