President of a military research institute in Russia tried to set himself on fire - media
Kyiv • UNN
Vladimir Arsenyev, 74, president of the Khvylia Research Center, attempted self-immolation on Red Square in Moscow. He was protesting against accusations of disrupting military deliveries for the state defense contract.
The president of the Khvylia Central Research Institute, 74-year-old Vladimir Arsenyev, tried to burn himself to death on Red Square in Moscow. This was reported on Friday, July 26, by the Telegram channels Mash and Baza, as well as the Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK), UNN reports .
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According to the journalists, Arsenyev wanted to express his disagreement with the accusations of disrupting military supplies for the state defense order. According to MK, Rostec had previously received a complaint stating that the management of the Khvylia Research Institute “deliberately delayed the delivery of the necessary products
According to Mash, Arsenyev's institute was “inspected,” but no violations were found. The journalists claim that Vladimir Arsenyev filed a lawsuit to protect his honor and dignity in response, but it was rejected.
In addition, according to Baza, Arsenyev “not long ago” wrote a statement to the Investigative Committee, “where he said that the company was deliberately bankrupted and prevented from fulfilling the state defense order.” According to the Telegram channel, the man sent similar letters to the Defense Ministry, the FSB “and other agencies.
The official website of the Khvylya Research Institute states that the institute specializes in the production and development of “communication systems and means, advanced inertial navigation systems and metrological equipment intended for the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and commercial use.
