Roskosmos confirms the arrest of a 74-year-old scientist

In the Russian company Roskosmos has confirmed the arrest of a member of the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering Viktor Kudryavtsev

"Investigations are ongoing with him" , reports the Russian agency TASS, about Volodymyr Ustimenko. He did not give any other details.

Earlier, it was reported that Victor Kudryavtsev, 74, an employee of the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering, was delivered to the Moscow "Lefortovo" investigation detention center . On July 20, at the institute, FSB agents conducted research in a case related to the transfer of information on Russian gizchachovyh weapons

Kudryavtsev was among those who signed an open letter to the president Vladimir Putin to support an employee previously accused of treason. same institution Vladimir Lapigin, reports "Mediazone". Lapinhin is the winner of the Russian Government Prize, the candidate of the technical sciences and the deputy head of one of the centers of TSNIMASH

After the research at the Korolov and the Moscow office of the Joint Rocket and Space Corporation, a leader of this Russian company Dmitry Payson his position In case there are several suspects, Kudryavtsev is probably the first of those whose name has become known.