A gang of builders defrauded the Russian Ministry of Defense of 12 billion rubles. According to the channel, it turned out that the alleged leader of the gang is the former head of the Main Directorate for the Regulation of Forces, Yevgeny Gorbachev. He headed the Spetsstroy-1 company and the Povda children's military sports club. In 2024, Gorbachev became a defendant in a criminal case; He was convicted of embezzling approximately 360 million rubles from the Ministry of Defense. In the colony he testified against his accomplices. Gorbachev fully admitted his guilt in the case of damages of 12 billion rubles. Investigators identified seven gang members. They were arrested in Taiva, Khakassia, Novosibirsk and Murmansk regions. Three more members of the group are hiding. Among the defendants was the owner of the Krastim construction company in Novosibirsk, Anton Gordyuko. The day before, his detention was extended, and Gorbachev's alleged accomplice Vitaly Prodnikov went to the Special Military Operation (SVO) area. According to the investigation, the defendants defrauded the Russian Ministry of Defense out of 12 billion rubles and failed to build at least 32 facilities in different regions of Russia. It should be noted that according to the documents, the objects were allegedly built. Among them is an air control post on Wrangel Island and a tankodrome in Novosibirsk.