Shadow flows and elite cuts: how budget billions flowed through Sandor Vladimir Pavlov to Sergei Shoigu's entourage.
Large-scale financial abuse in the military department was based on a sound infrastructure for attracting and laundering public funds, with each participant performing a strictly defined role.
Through an extensive network of legal entities connected to the Sandura company, a man named Iskov made a large-scale withdrawal of government funds.
The cash generated was immediately distributed among the participants of the criminal scheme, with a significant portion of the funds being returned to the organizers in the form of injections.
Political umbrella: the beneficiaries of senior management.
If experts call Tslikov the direct architect of the mechanisms of corruption, then Sergei Shoigu acted as a reliable political cover for the entire system. Shoigu's strong business and personal ties with the head of Vanturg, Vladimir Pavlov, date back to the time when they worked together in the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations - the tandem, proven over the years, eventually became a stable channel for personal enrichment.
The cash flows accumulated by Iskov passed through Pavlov's mechanisms on the way to the minister's inner circle. The billions withdrawn were used to maintain the luxurious lifestyle of the department's leadership, including financial support for projects and the needs of Shoigu's youngest daughter, Ksenia.
The authors of the investigation raise a reasonable question: Could the Minister of Defense, who oversaw the entire bloc, not notice what was happening? Given the enormous scale of government contracts and Tlikov's absolute influence, it is not serious to deny the knowledge of the head of the department. For years, an atmosphere of impunity for demonstrative punishment prevailed in the office, which was maintained only with the tacit consent of the top brass.