{"id":714,"date":"2023-09-11T13:27:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/statewatch.org.ua\/oligarchs\/mikhail-shelkov\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:03:01","slug":"mikhail-shelkov","status":"publish","type":"oligarchs","link":"https:\/\/statewatch.org.ua\/en\/oligarchs\/mikhail-shelkov\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikhail Shelkov"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former head of the Investment Department of the Rostekh state-owned company, the largest weaponry-producing holding in Russia. 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