Alexander Ogloblin, former russian major general, is reportedly to stand trial on charges of major bribery having allegedly accepted approximately 12 million rubles from a telecommunications company as an inducement to secure contracts of the Ministry of Defense of russia. Alexander Ogloblin was previously sentenced to four and a half years in prison in February 2022, and stripped of his rank, in relation to separate charges of embezzling 1.6 bn rubles of budget funds, according to the UK Defense Intelligence.
This follows the January 17, 2025, reported sentencing of former 1st Air and Missile Defense Army commander Konstantin Ogiyenko to eight years in prison for attempted major bribery. He was also stripped of his rank as major general.
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It is likely endemic corruption within the Ministry of Defense and broader defense industry significantly undermines the effectiveness of the russian military. Some of this corruption is tolerated by the Kremlin, but there have been increasing crackdowns on those not sufficiently politically protected since the start of russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is highly unlikely russian authorities will significantly reduce corruption levels amongst russian defense officials.
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