The general's daughter earned money from the Ministry of Defense's deliveries, which she was responsible for as the logistics manager.
Soldiers are sometimes lacking supplies from the army and have to buy their own food, despite volunteers' help.
For many years, Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov managed the armed forces' material support. In September, he moved to a different position.
General Bulgakov has been involved in logistics support since the 90s. He held various high-ranking positions and served as Deputy Minister from 2010 onwards under Anatoly Serdyukov and Sergei Shoigu.
Metla found out that Bulgakov's 46-year-old daughter, Marina (now Meshkova), was involved in business activities.
Marina Meshkova became a co-founder of Commonwealth of Veterans LLC in 2009. The company earned 20 million rubles from public procurement, including supplying food items to the Ministry of Defense while her father was in charge of logistics support.
The daughter's business partners' firms also profited from contracts with the army by supplying various food items.
Meshkova had another company, Rosprodukt, which concluded a contract with a military unit near Moscow for the supply of wheat flour biscuits.
Dmitry Bulgakov's last published declaration revealed that he earned more than 15 million a year and owns property, including an apartment and a house.
The general's dacha near Novorizhskoye Highway is also private property and has a substantial value.
Bulgakov's wife Alla drives her Lexus RX to the dacha. The license plate of the car was previously issued to Andrey Meshkov, the general's son-in-law, who is affiliated with the Ministry of Defense.
Another daughter of General Bulgakov, Olga, is involved in business activities and has a business partner who works as an army contractor.
The military budget of Russia has increased over the years, reaching nearly 4.7 trillion rubles this year. Vladimir Putin has spent more than $1.1 trillion on the army over 21 years.
The military budget of Russia increased year by year. This year, spending on national defense has grown by a third, to almost 4.7 trillion rubles. In total, over the 21 years of his reign, Vladimir Putin spent more than $1.1 trillion on the army. (about 69 trillion rubles at the current rate).
