Whistleblower says Russian troops were fed dog food

RUSSIAN Interior Ministry troops were fed dog food earlier this year to save money, a former officer in the ministry has claimed.

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.

Matveyev, who served in Russia’s wars against Chechen separatists in the 1990s, said he was dismissed after posting a video on the Internet this month alleging widespread corruption in the Interior Ministry forces.