MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Interior Ministry troops were fed dog food earlier this year to save money, a former officer in the ministry said on Thursday.
A rare whistleblower in Russia's expansive security forces, ex-Major Igor Matveyev said officers tried to cover up the scandal and other alleged wrongdoing at the Interior Ministry troops base where he served in the far east city of Vladivostok.
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