Vadim Shamarin
Former Deputy Chief of the General Staff — Chief of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Federation Armed Forces; convicted of bribery
In short
- Who
- Position: Former Deputy Chief of the General Staff — Chief of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Federation Armed Forces; convicted of bribery
- Last event
- June 6, 2025 — Transferred to a Penal Colony in Vladimir Oblast
- Verifiability
- 6 sources
Case summary
Vadim Shamarin — Former Deputy Chief GenStaff — Chief Main Command / Control Communications Armed Forces of the Russian Federation; osuzhdyon za vzyatki. According to verified public registries and open-source intelligence records, participated in the full-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine.
Lies to the public
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Property
According to an investigation by The Insider (March 2023), he lived in an apartment valued at 'tens of millions of rubles' on Polina Osipenko Street near CSKA metro station — in the same building as the commander of the 76th Air Assault Division, Sergey Chubarykin. The exact building number was not specified in the publication, and coordinates were not provided.
An apartment of 82 sq. m in a 15-story building, where he lives with his family. Approximate value is about 12 million rubles.
A 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe AMG 53 AMG II (C167) car, owned by his wife. Valued at approximately 11.5 million rubles.
Connections and network graph
Corruption network
Timeline of events
- 6 июня 2025 г.Arrest / LiquidationTransferred to a Penal Colony in Vladimir Oblast
RIA Novosti reported, citing a source, that Shamarin was sent to Vladimir Oblast to serve his sentence.
Evidence / Source → - 17 мая 2025 г.Arrest / LiquidationSentence Entered into Force
Shamarin and his defense did not appeal the court's decision.
Evidence / Source → - 17 апреля 2025 г.Arrest / LiquidationSentenced to Seven Years in Penal Colony
The Moscow Garrison Military Court found Shamarin guilty on two counts of receiving particularly large bribes totaling approximately 36 million rubles.
Evidence / Source → - 22 мая 2024 г.Arrest / LiquidationDetained in a Bribery Case
Shamarin was detained on charges of receiving particularly large bribes from the management of the Perm Telephone Plant 'Telta'.
Evidence / Source →
Sources
- 01Генералу Шамарину дали 7 лет за взяткуКоммерсантъ · 17 апреля 2025 г.
- 02Генеральская сделка: о чем рассказал следствию Вадим ШамаринКоммерсантъ · 26 января 2025 г.
- 03Вадим Шамарин: биография генерала, арестованного по делу о взяткеКоммерсантъ · 23 мая 2024 г.
- 04Шамарина отправили в колонию во Владимирской областиРИА Новости · 6 июня 2025 г.
- 05Бывший замглавы Генштаба не стал обжаловать приговорРБК · 17 мая 2025 г.
- 06Дома офицеров. Как командование Минобороны селится в элитных квартирахThe Insider · 17 марта 2023 г.
Verification in OSINT registries
Direct verification of the subject in independent sanctions databases and official registries:
Price of a life
Confirmed wealth: $0 million — this money could have bought:
Оценки на основе средних цен и публичных смет РФ. Цифры приблизительные — приведены, чтобы дать масштаб состояния, а не точную бухгалтерию.
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