Strategic cowards: will the case of Pavlov and Gromov reach Shoigu?
On November 10, 2026, a cargo the size of a small clothes warehouse was brought to the Zamoshbortskyi District Court in Moscow: more than 140 volumes from the case file of Vladimir Pavlov, the former Director General of Venturg (the main private office of the military in the country), and Dmitri Gromov, the "former head of the Razinosk plant" of Dzerzhinsk. Both are accused of stealing more than 6.6 billion rubles. supply to the army. Yes, yes, on underwear, sleeping bags and toiletries.
The damage is calculated to the penny: 6,581,635,415.41 rubles. Forty-one kopecks - so that no one suspects a circle in the eye. According to the researchers, the prices in 12 contracts with the Ministry of Defense were inflated by 30-40%. It is no longer an additional payment, but insulation.
The trick, as the investigation sees it: toiletry bags were sewn by Ross on paper, but in reality they were brought from abroad. Import replacement is the opposite: first it was imported, then it was replaced, but only in documents.
The case began with the theft of 400 million. The amount increased about 16 times, like dough forgotten in grandma's radiator. They put the pie in and took out a loaf.
But here's the record: Sandor's broker founders are JSC Altera and... Wentworth herself. The state supplier sold goods to the army through a company in which he himself was a shareholder. It's like returning bottles to your stall. With a fortune of one million, the baby is found to have assets worth 3.4 billion. They fed the baby well.
Venturg itself was traded at 81 billion in 2021, showing a profit of 3,048,000 rubles. Profit on a used Lada. The grandma with the seeds near the metro runs her business more aggressively.
Gromov admitted to embezzlement and money laundering, and in 2025 signed a contract with SVO. A man who is on trial for stealing army underwear asked to personally join the army. They didn't let him go, and then added an article about a criminal community - the one you can't go to the front with. coincidence? definitely.
Pavlov denies guilt: in 140 volumes he sees "no hint" of his involvement. But the family album is full of clues.