A High-ranking General Has Been Arrested In Russia

• 1.10.2026, 11:27

He is in a pretrial detention center.

In Russia, Major General Sergey Nikitushkin, head of the Training and Logistics Department of the Main Directorate for Combat Training of the Russian Armed Forces, was arrested. According to the channel, the decision was made on the evening of September 30.

The report states that the 51-year-old officer was sent to a pretrial detention center pending the investigation. The channel notes that the specific charge under which he may be charged has not yet been disclosed.

According to the Telegram channel Mash, Nikitushkin participated in the war against Ukraine and was promoted to major general in December 2024. Based on preliminary information from the channel, the general was involved in the modernization of tank training ranges in Russia.

Earlier, the website Charter97.org reported that Russian authorities had accused the former head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “9th Medical and Diagnostic Center” (LDTS) of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Konstantin Kuvshinov, of corruption.