Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Major General Ivan Popov, recently arrested by Russia's FSB on charges of fraud, reportedly believes he was set up by his former superior General Valery Gerasimov after selling scrap metal to raise funds for his troops.

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1793975960699826598?t=ZUZYsC9j3Kicah5ebvn0BA&s=19

2/ According to a source cited by the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel:

"After Shoigu was removed from the post of defense minister, Popov refused the option offered to him earlier to resign for health reasons.

3/ "Popov argued that he believed that Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff, who was the main organizer of the harassment against Popov, would be the next to resign.

4/ "In addition, Popov has attempted to approach the FSB's Military Counterintelligence Department (DVKR) in order to incriminate Gerasimov. Popov made it clear that he planned to bring a dozen more officers who were also ready to testify.

5/ "On the eve of his arrest on May 17, Popov said that he refused to cooperate with the FSB on this issue and informed those who agreed to testify against Gerasimov that there was no need to do so any more. Popov did not give any reasoning for this decision to his entourage.

6/ "Those who were in contact with him noted his depressed state at that moment.

It is also noteworthy that the evidentiary materials regarding the illegal sale of metal structures by Popov were provided by the DVKR FSB.

7/ "The case of Popov was directly handled by Anton Durmanenko, an officer of the DVKR FSB.

It should be noted that the sale of scrap metal is a widespread activity among commanders of units that are in the war zone.

8/ "At the same time, the servicemen of the 58th Army claim that Popov transferred all the money from the sale of scrap metal to the needs of his units, because of the conflict with Gerasimov." /end

Source:
t.me/vchkogpu/48496