Charges against aide to ex-defense minister Vasilyeva partially droppedYevgenia Vasilyeva, an aide to former defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov, has been acquitted of some of the charges brought against her.10:36 07.05.2015
Prosecutor demands return of state property sold by Oboronservis subsidiaryMoscow Military Prosecutor Viktor Ivanov has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court for the termination of a contract under which the District Warehouse of the Moscow Department of Anti-Air Defense Forces, a unit reporting to Russia's Defense Ministry.17:27 06.05.2015
Aide to ex-defense minister Yevgenia Vasilyeva faces new charges - reportYevgenia Vasilyeva, an aide to former defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov, faces new charges over sale of an agricultural company in the Krasnodar Territory in southern Russia.12:31 30.04.2015
Russian authorities to pursue case against aide to ex-defense minister SerdyukovA suit seeking 2.2 billion rubles (over $43 million) in damages from Yevgeniya Vasilyeva, an aide to former defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov, has not been dropped.15:46 17.04.2015
Bill on Russian conscripts avoiding draft reaches Russian parliamentA bill aimed at reducing the number of Russians who try to evade conscription has been submitted to the lower house of parliament, the State Duma.13:38 15.04.2015
High-ranking Defense Ministry official charged with bribery makes plea bargainAlexander Gorshkolepov, deputy head of the property relations department of the Russian Defense Ministry, who stands charged with taking bribes, accepted a plea deal.15:38 25.03.2015
High-ranking defense official charged with taking bribesAlexander Gorshkolepov, deputy head of the property department at the Russian Defense Ministry, has been charged with taking large bribes.12:55 18.03.2015
High-ranking Defense Ministry official detained on suspicion of bribery - reportThe Deputy Head of the Defense Ministry’s Department of Property Relations, Alexander Gordhkolepov, has been detained on suspicion of bribe taking.10:47 17.03.2015
Russian soldier accused of killing 7 in Armenia to undergo sanity examRussian soldier Valery Permyakov who stands charged with fatally shooting seven members of a family in Armenia must submit to a pretrial sanity examination.14:12 05.03.2015
Russia may sue France over Mistral warship delivery in next six monthsRussia may file a suit in next six months against France for failure to deliver Mistral helicopter carriers, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.15:34 15.01.2015
Russian ex-defense minister Serdyukov fails to turn up for testimonyRussian former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has not attended a hearing in a high-profile fraud case linked to Oboronservis, a holding company controlled by the Defense Ministry.11:59 12.01.2015
Russian army denies iPhone banRussian military did not issue a ban on use of iPhone devices for its servicemen, official spokesman for the Defense Ministry major general Igor Konashenkov told RIA Novosti on Monday.11:17 24.11.2014
Defense Ministry is seeking about $54 mln from Oboronservis subsidiaryRussian Defense Ministry has filed a suit with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking 2.2 billion rubles (about $54 million) from OAO Aviaremont, subsidiary of the state-run Oboronservis holding company.17:09 15.10.2014
Kamov Design Bureau fails to revive $2.5 mln suit against Defense MinistryThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the ruling dismissing a claim filed by Kamov Design Bureau, part of Russian Helicopters, seeking to recover 101 million rubles ($2.5 mln) in debt from the Defense Ministry.14:10 03.10.2014
Russia opens genocide case against top Ukrainian Defense Ministry officialsRussian Investigative Committee has launched criminal proceedings against Ukrainian Defense Minister Vitaliy Heletey, Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko and a number of Army generals for genocide of the Russian-speaking population in southeastern Ukraine.12:15 02.10.2014
Russian Defense Ministry appeals against Nakhabino land plot rulingRussian Defense Ministry has appealed the ruling of a Moscow court which dismissed its lawsuit over a land plot near the village of Nakhabino.15:34 29.08.2014
Land sales by Defense Ministry in Moscow Region declared illegalThe Moscow Region Commercial Court has declared on Wednesday illegal the sale of a land plot near the village of Nakhabino owned by Defense Ministry.16:34 27.08.2014
Vasilyeva controlled Defense Ministry property sales - witnessesFormer senior Russian Defense Ministry official Yevgenia Vasilyeva, who is charged with embezzlement of three billion rubles ($83 million), headed a company that sold the ministry’s real estate and property, according to witnesses who testified at Presnensky District Court of Moscow on Thursday.18:00 14.08.2014
Russia to sue German company for cancelling training center contractRussian Defense Ministry officials have instructed the concerned agencies to file a lawsuit against Germany’s Rheinmetall Works after Rheinmetall cancelled a contract to build a combat training center in Mulino in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov told RIA Novosti.11:45 05.08.2014
Ukraine opens case against Russian defense minister and oligarchUkraine’s Interior Ministry has initiated criminal proceedings against Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the 39-year-old founder of equity investment group Marshall Capital, Konstantin Malofeyev.10:40 23.07.2014