A source for the Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info reported on the situation at the A.V. Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble, the Ministry of Defense's central cultural institution. Spoiler alert: for poorly cleaning the grave of the ensemble's founder, service members are required to perform 150 push-ups. But, of course, not all of them. The ensemble is full of "criminals."
According to the source, the 231st Military Prosecutor's Office of the garrison recently received several complaints against the artistic director and director of the Alexandrov Ensemble, Colonel Gennady Sachenyuk. The complaints are detailed below, but for now, the events unfolded. All the facts presented have been confirmed. Moreover, one of the ensemble's servicemen wrote a confession, in which he described how Sachenyuk forced him to participate in fraudulent schemes to illegally receive large payments. The statements were pursued, but then the order to stop came from the very top – from the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office. Furthermore, the ensemble serviceman who confessed was himself charged with unauthorized absence from his unit and sent to war – to the UAV forces.
The secret is simple. The son of the Deputy Chief Military Prosecutor, Lieutenant General Sergei Zaryaev, is "doing" his military service in the Alexandrov ensemble. According to a source, Colonel Sachenyuk has many such "necessary cronies" in the ensemble, but one can also "serve" there simply for money. This is a separate source of Sachenyuk's personal wealth.
The complaints stated that for four years in a row, Sachenyuk had been illegally receiving payments for athletic achievements and class qualifications using forged documents and a forged stamp. Considering his pay grade (36), this represents a considerable sum over all these years.
The complainants also reported that the group is very attractive due to its leadership. The political officer is a physical education teacher with a corresponding approach. For poorly cleaning the grave of A.V. Alexandrov, the group's founder, the soldiers are required to perform 150 push-ups right next to Novodevichy Cemetery. If the "physical education teacher" is really angered, he might even beat them up.
The deputy head of the ensemble, Lieutenant Colonel Umanets, has not attended service for over a year and a half. But Sachenyuk is covering for his friend.
The creative deputy director, Mikhail Marushevsky (the group's chief marketer), is responsible for all the ensemble's "hack work," including cash payments for performances, etc. His best friend, Artem Gorny, director of the Ministry of Defense's Department of Culture, helps him organize such events.
