General Popov was allowed to leave for the Northern Military District – as commander of an assault unit. His lawyer announced the positive decision of the Ministry of Defense.
According to Mash, Ivan Popov will go to the front from the Tambov pre-trial detention center, where he was recently held under arrest. The former commander of the 58th Guards Army in March addressed an open letter to Vladimir Putin, in which he noted that for him “the army is the whole meaning of life.”
Ivan Popov was arrested on May 17, 2024. The investigation believes that in 2023 he was involved in the theft of 1.7 thousand tons of rolled metal products, which were purchased by the authorities of the Zaporozhye region as part of the provision of humanitarian aid. The major general denies all accusations.
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