17/ One general charged with smuggling told investigators: "Why should I, a general, receive 30,000 roubles a month while businessmen grab millions? I have no apartment and no prospect of one … Practically the whole army is dirtying its hands with this kind of thing."
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Corruption as an institutional norm for Russian officers to support families.
15/ The acceptance of such corruption illustrates that it's become an institutional norm among many Russian officers. Russian prosecutors assert that many have said that they did it "to provide a decent living for themselves and their families". There's some truth in this.
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Circular loyalty: Corrupt officials protecting each other in military system
14/ Complaining to Moscow was pointless, as any complaints would be referred to the regional military prosecutor's office – where the brother of the unit commander worked. This is a classic example of krugovaya poruka or circular loyalty, mutual protection by corrupt officials.
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Officers profiting from troops’ labour and scrap metal sales
13/ He described officers using troops' labour to make things which were sold for their own profit, refrigerated rail cars being scrapped and the metal being trucked away to sell to scrap dealers. The unit's commander was said to be in cahoots with the local district head.
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Corruption rampant dans les troupes ferroviaires, selon d’anciens soldats.
12/ More recent reports suggest that corruption is still rife in the railway troops. In 2018, a former contract soldier in the railway troops described how in his unit, "darkness and impunity reign", eventually forcing him to quit.
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Sergeevka security issues reveal Russian logistics corruption and equipment mismanagement
7 /The security problems at Sergeevka are indicative of wider problems in Russia's rear services, who are responsible for logistics in the Russian military. Their role as custodians of expensive equipment likely gives them more opportunities for corruption and covering it up.
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GUR: Kremlin plans to blow up houses in Mozyr to draw Belarus into war
The Kremlin plans to blow up residential buildings in Mozyr to involve Belarus in the war against Ukraine, – GUR https://censor.net/ua/n3349987
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1338 Civilians in Kyiv Region Died Due to Russian Invasion
1338 civilians in Kyiv region died as a result of the Russian invasion, – OVA https://censor.net/ua/n3350062
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From all elevators the invaders took the old harvest grain
From all the elevators, the invaders took the grain of the old harvest, says Melitopol mayor Fedorov
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Chernihiv volunteer writes 11 books, visits 60 countries
Oleksandr Voloshchuk from Chernihiv has written 11 books and visited 60 countries. Since February, he has a new identity – Warrior. Oleksandr writes: 'You truly understand war not when shells explode near you, but when you witness the deaths of your comrades. That is when war really begins for you.'