Video appears to show a Russian military leader performing a striptease has been leaked shortly after one of Moscow’s $330 million spy planes was badly damaged on his watch in Minsk.
In the video, Lieutenant General Aleksandr Matovnikov, 57, can be seen dancing without clothes to the rhythm of the music in a clip that lasts 44 seconds, which was shared on the Telegram messaging application, The Telegraph reported.
As if that were not enough, a message appears in the app next to the video accusing him of being “an avid connoisseur of restaurants and ladies in Minsk” and that he “likes to transfer decision-making responsibility to his subordinate officers.”
“The general is more involved in creating similar video content for his girlfriends,” says the message shared on the messaging application.
Here you can see Aleksandr Matovnikov’s video, naturally censored:
Who is Alexander Matovnikov?
Lieutenant General Matovnikov is currently the deputy chief of Russia’s ground forces, responsible for Moscow’s military presence in neighboring Belarus, where the Russian spy plane was destroyed.
He is a former member of Moscow’s influential security council and served as Putin’s military leader in the North Caucasus Federal District, a strategically important region for Russia.
The video of General Matovnikov was leaked shortly after a Russian A-50 spy plane was severely damaged by anti-government supporters in Belarus.
Notably, the Belarusian regime has allowed Moscow to use its airfields and territories to stage attacks against Ukraine.
The Russian A-50 spy plane had been used to locate potential targets for the Russian fleet of MiG fighter jets stationed in Belarus on at least six occasions.
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