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  • Russian general Yuri Kuznetsov dragged out bed at 5am by cops as three more defence chiefs resign after Shoigu sacked

    05/14/2024 3:57:49 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 61 replies
    Sun UK ^ | 5/14/2024 | ALIKI KRATEROU
    Lt-Gen Yuri Kuznetsov was arrested "on suspicion of criminal activity" just after Putin dismissed his Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. A RUSSIAN general was dragged out of his bed at 5am to be taken into detention facing "criminal charges over state secrets" in Vladimir Putin's latest purge. Lt-Gen Yuri Kuznetsov, 55, was arrested by heavily armed cops in balaclavas who smashed their way into his home using crowbars. The top MoD official was reportedly “dragged out of bed and taken away for interrogation”. The arrest of the military chief comes a day after Vladimir Putin oversaw major changes in Russia's defence,...