Pitchers Konstantin

Biography

2025

Arrest in the case of embezzlement of ₽57 million

At the end of August 2025, the Investigative Committee of Russia charged the ex-head of the 9th Medical and Diagnostic Center of the Ministry of Defense, Major General of the Medical Service Konstantin Kuvshinov, with embezzlement of more than ₽57 million allocated for the purchase of medical equipment. The soldier is accused of fraud on an especially large scale and is detained. The main military investigation department of the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case.

According to TASS, Major General Kuvshinov served as head of the medical and diagnostic center from February 2019 to May 2025. Prior to his appointment to this position, he headed the medical and preventive department as deputy head of the Main Military Medical Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.

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Фото: Freepik

According to the investigation, a military medical organization subordinate to the Ministry of Defense signed a contract with Delrus and TDA-Service in 2022 for the purchase and supply of equipment totaling over ₽100 million. The contract provided for the equipment of a medical institution with modern equipment for diagnosis and treatment.

The investigation established that Igor Ignatov, deputy sales manager of Delrus, and Alexander Khotsin, commercial director of TDA-Service, entered into a criminal conspiracy with Kuvshinov. The purpose of the conspiracy was the theft of budget funds allocated for medical needs. Participants in the scheme committed theft by artificially overestimating the cost of medical equipment when concluding a state contract.

The criminal case was initiated under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of Russia, which provides for liability for fraud on an especially large scale. This article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to ten years with a possible fine.

Entrepreneur Vladimir Bogdanov was also arrested in the case, who is being held as one of the participants in the criminal scheme. During a search at his place of residence, law enforcement officers found unregistered military weapons. Bogdanov was additionally charged under Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for illegal possession of weapons.^[1]

Initiation of a criminal case on bribes during the purchase of medical equipment

At the end of November 2025, it became known about the initiation of a criminal case against the former head of 9th Medical and Diagnostic Center"" Ministry of Defence RUSSIAN FEDERATION Major General Konstantin Kuvshinov and his deputy Irina Kirsanova. The ex-leaders of the center were charged with embezzlement of budget funds in the amount of 57 million rubles and taking bribes when purchasing medical equipment.

Kirsanova was elected a preventive measure in the form of house arrest. The investigation also requested the same measure for Kuvshinov. Representatives of supplier companies also appear in the case.

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Фото: Freepik

According to reports, the deputy head of TASS the sales department of the company "" Delrus Igor Ignatov and the commercial director of the organization "TDA-Service" Alexander Khotsin are accused of organizing a criminal conspiracy with Major General Kuvshinov. The purpose was to steal funds allocated under a state contract. The investigation found that the participants in the crime artificially overestimated the cost of the purchased medical equipment.

Another accused appears in the investigation - businessman Vladimir Bogdanov. He was charged not only on the fact of fraud, but also under the article on illegal possession of weapons. According to law enforcement agencies, during a search at the place of residence of Vladimir Bogdanov, unregistered military weapons were found.

The investigation of the criminal case is carried out by the Main Military Investigation Department of the RF IC, reports TASS. The basis for initiating the case was abuse in the implementation of a state contract totaling over 100 million rubles, concluded between the treatment center and suppliers in 2022. The investigation does not exclude the possibility of new episodes of criminal activity and additional defendants in the case.^[2]

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