A former Russian defense official is detained in a fraud case, part of an ongoing military probe

Graft in the Defense Ministry “is so rife” that the choice of who is arrested will be informed by “internal turf wars,” said Richard Connolly, a specialist on the Russian economy and military at the Royal United Services Institute in London. The arrests are “sending a message in a strategically important sector. But also offering the chance to settle some scores,” he said.