Hands raking

According to the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, in 2005 the Ministry of Defense caused damage to the federal budget of 1.89 billion rubles. Simply put, this money was stolen. Auditors talk about the need to make financial activities in the Armed Forces more open, otherwise when everything is classified, it is easier to steal. Moreover, despite the fact that considerable funds are being invested in the army, there is no particular modernization in sight: “purchases of modern weapons and military equipment continue to be sporadic.”