The criminal case of the head of the largest supplier to the Ministry of Defense - Venturg JSC - Vladimir Pavlov, who was accused of embezzlement of more than 6.6 billion rubles, came to court. When supplying clothing products to the army.
The former head of Dzerzhinsk's "Ross" clothing factory, Dmitry Gromov, will appear on the platform with him. And if Mr. Pavlov completely denies the guilt, then his alleged accomplice partially agreed with him.
As Kommersant previously wrote, the case of Vladimir Pavlov began with accusations of theft during the supply of military toiletries by Vanturg - sets of personal hygiene items. After that, the investigation filed claims within a total of 12 contracts concluded by Venturg JSC with the Ministry of Defense in the years 2019-2023, including those related to the supply of uniforms, underwear, sleeping bags, etc. to the forces.
The investigation department at the Ministry of the Interior determined that the prices of property, including the army's toiletry products, which were not produced in Russia at all, but were purchased in China, are inflated by 30-40%.