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Pavel Popov
Former Deputy Defence Minister
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On 10 April 2026, Moscow’s 235th Garrison Military Court sentenced former Russian Deputy Defence Minister Pavel Popov to 19 years in a maximum-security penal colony.
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THE DEPUTY DEFENCE MINISTER, PATRIOT PARK AND THE PRIVATE ESTATE
On 10 April 2026, Moscow’s 235th Garrison Military Court sentenced former Russian Deputy Defence Minister Pavel Popov to 19 years in a maximum-security penal colony.
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THE SANCTIONS WAR, THE SHADOW FLEET AND THE PRICE PAID BY THE WORLD
By August 2026, the sanctions campaign against Russia had become one of the largest experiments in economic coercion ever applied to a major G20 economy.
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THE MP, THE RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE MONEY AND THE INFLUENCE WAR
On 13 July 2026, Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court convicted former Member of Parliament Andrii Derkach of treason and illicit enrichment.
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THE GOVERNOR, THE BORDER DEFENCES AND THE BRIBES
On 6 April 2026, a court in Kursk sentenced former regional governor Alexei Smirnov to 14 years in a maximum-security penal colony.
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THE DEPUTY DEFENCE MINISTER, THE FERRIES AND THE FOUR-BILLION-ROUBLE THEFT
On 1 July 2025, the Moscow City Court sentenced former Russian Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov to 13 years in a penal colony.
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THE GENERAL, THE TELEPHONE PLANT AND THE 36 MILLION ROUBLE BRIBES
On 17 April 2025, the Moscow Garrison Military Court sentenced former lieutenant-general Vadim Shamarin to seven years in a high-security penal colony.
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