Putin's Military Purge Intensifies with High-Profile Arrests
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Vadim Shamarin, Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff, has been arrested on alleged fraud charges, marking the fourth high-ranking military official detained since April. This arrest is part of a broader purge within Russia's Ministry of Defense and General Staff, following the recent dismissal of longtime Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu by President Vladimir Putin.
- Putin's Military Purge Ramps Up as General Gerasimov's Top Deputy Arrested Newsweek
- Rosenberg: Russian President Putin's military purge echoes Prigozhin's call to act BBC.com
- Russia arrests another general on bribery charges Al Jazeera English
- Deputy Chief of Russia’s General Staff Arrested for Bribery The Moscow Times
- Russian patriotic bloggers express anger at arrest of former commander Reuters
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