Dmitry Bulgakov, who was a deputy defense minister in charge of military logistics for almost 15 years until he was dismissed in September 2022, was detained by the FSB security service on Friday and placed in the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow.
He was widely blamed for the Russian army's logistical failures during the early months of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, which left troops severely undersupplied and stalled Moscow's advances.
The shake-up is largely seen by observers as an attempt by Putin to reduce corruption in the defense ministry and streamline military production for a long war against Ukraine that could largely be decided by industrial output.
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