MOSCOW. Sept 17 (Interfax) - The Russian Investigative Committee has seen a spike in crimes committed in the defense industry compared to last year.
"Overall, the committee opened 497 cases related to crimes in the defense industry and the fulfillment of state defense orders in the first eight months of this year compared to 357 criminal cases opened in the respective period last year," the committee said on Telegram on Tuesday.
The information was provided at a meeting chaired by its head, Alexander Bastrykin, it said.
"The largest number [of criminal cases] is being investigated in Moscow, the Moscow region, the Republic of Udmurtia, and the Tula and Samara regions," he said.