Timur
Vadimovich Ivanov, ex-Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, is
under custody on charges of bribery and treason by the Russian authorities. He
was considered one of the ten most influential individuals in Putin’s regime,
and ‘Shoigu’s man,’ and is suspected of
involvement in illicit traffic and turning a profit on the war
in Ukraine.
Timur
Ivanov was born in Moscow (1975), and is sanctioned by the United
States and European countries. He was possibly one of the main
architects of the Russian ‘ghost fleet’ for military
logistics, including the Sparta IV, Sparta II, Ursa Major and Pizna, all
sanctioned vessels. These ships are reported to have moved S-300 (long-range
surface-to-air missile systems), artillery pieces (130 mm M-46 field guns, S-60
anti-aircraft guns), and KAMAZ-5350.
Ivanov is directly related to this
fleet through OBL-Shipping LLC, an Oboronlogistics subsidiary.
Oboronlogistics is a military shipping and
logistics company, owned by the Russian Ministry of Defense and capable of
‘special operations’. OBL-Shipping LLC shares multiple links to the Chief
Directorate for Troop Accommodations JSC, a fundamental logistic hub of the
Russian MoD. Ivanov was part of this organization as former CEO and
director. The European Union has
sanctioned Ivanov for allegedly profiting from the war in Ukraine.