The arrest of the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia is a direct and frontal blow against Shoigu

Boyan Chukov, Telegram

The detention of Deputy the Minister of Defense of Russia Timur Ivanov is a landmark event. His status does not allow him to be arrested without a warrant from the president.

Timur Ivanov’s security was formed by a special unit of the Ministry of Defense. The arrest of Deputy of the minister is a direct and frontal blow against Sergei Shoigu, comparable to the drama “Prigozhin”.

In 2012, Timur Ivanov became a member of Sergei Shoigu’s team. In 2019, information appeared that his family owned a number of elite real estate properties worth hundreds of millions of rubles.

His ex-wife Svetlana Zakharova can be seen on social networks constantly having fun in Courchavel, exotic safaris in Africa, visits to Saint-Tropez for the opening of fashion boutiques.

Tumur Ivanov is a typical representative of security forces-businessmen who are mired in corruption. The power resource has turned it into a personal business. After the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin… Timur Ivanov himself deals with the material heritage of Yevgeny Prigozhin /PMC “Wagner”/.

The arrest of the person in question is a conflict at the highest management level in the Russian Federation. The detainee has been considered a confidant of the Minister of War for many years. Many others will “burn” around Timur Ivanov.

It is likely that there will not be much media noise and a formula will be sought to save the face of Minister Sergei Shoigu. The War Minister’s group got rid of an unnecessary and compromised player. Will there be a response from Sergei Shoigu’s team? Most likely… yes.

In any case, the corruption drama weakens the position of the Minister of Defense. The big question is: How did the arrest of Timur Ivanov become possible and why right now? It is not yet clear how he was arrested and who detained him.