Top Russian General Sentenced to 13 Years

One of Russia's top generals just got sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony.

His name is Timur Ivanov, and he was a longtime deputy defense minister. This guy was a big

deal, known as a protégé of the former defense minister, Sergei Shoigu,

who is a close associate of Putin. Ivanov was in charge of all military construction.

We're talking huge contracts, like the project to rebuild the city of Mariupol after

Russia devastated it. He also built that massive military theme park outside

Moscow. He was arrested back in April 2024, and it kicked off a whole wave of

arrests of senior military officers. It was a major signal that the Kremlin was cracking down