Alla Polovchenya, who serves as deputy head of the Industry and Trade Ministry’s department of unmanned systems and robotics, was arrested and charged on Wednesday. Russian authorities have arrested a senior Industry Ministry official as part of a major investigation into alleged fraud involving Chinese drones reportedly presented as Russian-made developments. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Alla Polovchenya, who serves as deputy head of the Industry and Trade Ministry’s department of unmanned systems and robotics, was arrested and charged on Wednesday.S1

• Russian authorities have arrested a senior Industry Ministry official as part of a major investigation into alleged fraud involving Chinese drones reportedly presented as Russian-made developments. Deputy head of the Department for Unmanned Systems and Robotic...S2