Ivan Popov, former commander of Russia's 58th Army, was sentenced by a Russian military court to five years imprisonment for large-scale fraud involving theft of 1,700 metric tons of metal meant for fortifications in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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Ivan Popov was sentenced to five years imprisonment and stripped of his rank as major general
The fraud involved theft of 1,700 metric tons of metal intended for building fortifications
Damages amounted to 115 million rubles ($1.4 million)
Former 58th CAA Commander Popov sentenced to 5 years for fraud and forgery
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