Overview

• A Moscow court rejected Vadim Vygulyarny’s request for release on bail or a softer measure, leaving the former GVSU‑8 chief in pretrial detention.
• Vygulyarny is charged with large‑scale fraud under Part 4 of Article 159 of Russia’s Criminal Code, and his detention was extended by the Meshchansky District Court in early September.
• Ivan Smetaniuk, a former deputy director at GVSU‑4, signed a pretrial cooperation agreement and provided detailed testimony implicating other participants.
• Smetaniuk is accused under Article 285.4(b) of abuse of authority tied to state defense orders, with investigators citing more than 650 million rubles in damage from 2019–2020 contracts in Khabarovsk Krai involving OOO Kreativ.
• Military investigators froze Smetaniuk’s assets valued at 143 million rubles to secure potential fines, civil claims and other recoveries.