Kremlin's Anti-Corruption Drive: Senior Military Official Arrested

The Kremlin confirmed the arrest of Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin for suspected bribe-taking as part of ongoing anti-corruption efforts. Dmitry Peskov emphasized the consistency and importance of these measures for all governmental levels. This is the fourth top military official detained since April.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that the latest arrest of a senior Russian military official was part of consistent work to tackle corruption. Russian media earlier reported the arrest for suspected bribe-taking of the deputy head of the army's general staff, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, the fourth top military figure to be detained since April.

"The fight against corruption is consistent work. It's not a campaign, it's constantly ongoing work, it is an integral part of the activities of our law enforcement agencies," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Peskov said he could not comment on the details of the latest case.

He said the fight against corruption "continues in all departments, be it federal departments or at the municipal level". (Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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