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Inside Russia’s ‘military Disneyland,’ a Manhattan-sized theme park that puts the country’s deadly weaponry on display
Patriot Park director Vyacheslav Akhmedov and top defense official Vladimir Shesterov were arrested last month on fraud charges related to the park, Russia’s top criminal investigation agency announced.
Former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov was later detained on similar charges as a corruption probe of the country’s defense ministry continues.
Akhmedov and Shesterov were accused of embezzling government funds allocated for the exhibition park. Popov was accused of using his position as deputy defense minister to coerce park contractors to do unpaid construction at his personal residence in Moscow.
The latest arrest renews attention on the government-funded military attraction, where visitors have been seen climbing atop tanks and armored vehicles, taking selfies with captured Ukrainian weapons, and posing for photos with costumed theme park mascots.
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