Ivan Yudakov, Deputy General Director of TsNIIMash, has been charged with fraud and bribery in the amount of more than 100 million rubles. The charges include accepting bribes and fraud on a particularly large scale. The criminal case was initiated in August 2024, and the court chose a preventive measure in the form of house arrest, which was extended until April 26, 2025.
The second defendant is businessman Mikhail Storm, who is also suspected of fraud. Both defendants are cooperating with the investigation. The case is related to the embezzlement of funds from TsNIIMash, the parent institution of Roscosmos.