Russian Deputy Defence Minister, One Of The Key Planners Of Ukraine War, Detained On Bribery Charges

A Russian Deputy Defence Minister exposed in an investigation by late opposition leader Alexei Navalny's team was remanded in custody on April 24 on suspicion of taking large bribes.

The arrest of Timur Ivanov, a long-time ally of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, is the most dramatic corruption case in Russia in recent years. It comes as spending on the military has ballooned amid its offensive on Ukraine.

Mr. Ivanov, 48, oversaw construction and procurement for the armed forces, and was linked to Russia's high-profile rebuilding of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, occupied by Moscow's forces.