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A Russian military court sentenced former 58th Combined Arms Army Commander Major General Ivan Popov to five years in a low-security penal colony for fraud and forgery of official documents.

Tambov, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Former 58th CAA Commander Popov sentenced to 5 years for fraud and forgery

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Ivan Popov was sentenced to five years imprisonment and stripped of his rank as major general

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The fraud involved theft of 1,700 metric tons of metal intended for building fortifications

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Damages amounted to 115 million rubles ($1.4 million)

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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently occupied by Russian troops, will be considered Ukrainian, but will be managed by the United States. At the same time, electricity from the plant will be supplied to both Ukraine and Russia

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.757Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-24-2025