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Refusal to recover $780K from Defense Ministry in favor of insurer upheld

The Moscow District Commercial Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the insurer Rosgosstrakh to recover 51.5 million rubles ($780,000) in losses from Russia's Defense Ministry.

17:49 21.09.2015

Former GRU officer gets 14 years in prison for treason

The Moscow City Court on Monday found Gennady Kravtsov, a former employee at Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, guilty of passing secrets to the West and sentenced him to 14 years in prison.

15:18 21.09.2015

Over $9 mln allegedly embezzled during Vostochny space center road construction projects

The Amur Region police have charged the director of a company that was subcontracted to build roads and railway tracks for the new Vostochny Cosmodrome of overstating the costs by 620 million rubles ($9.4mln).

12:56 21.09.2015

Stroygazconsulting appeals recovery of $272 mln in favor of Bank of Moscow

Construction company Stroygazconsulting Group of Companies (SGC), one of Gazprom’s major contractors, filed an appeal against a Moscow Commercial Court ruling ordering it to pay 18 billion rubles ($272 mln) to the Bank of Moscow (VTB Group).

11:39 21.09.2015

Fraud uncovered at Khrunichev space research center - report

Moscow prosecutor Sergei Ilyukhin, who is responsible for legal compliance at sensitive facilities, has forwarded evidence of new incidents of fraud at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center to Moscow prosecution authorities.

10:42 21.09.2015

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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