Dhaka, July 1 -- Russia's former deputy defense minister, Timur Ivanov, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of embezzlement and money laundering in a high-profile corruption case that has highlighted deep-rooted graft within the Russian military - a factor many blame for Moscow's failures on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Ivanov, 49, is the most prominent figure caught up in an extensive investigation into military corruption that has implicated several senior officials linked to former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Despite the crackdown on his associates, Shoigu, a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin, retained his political influence and was recently appointed as the head of Russia's Security Cou...