16/ You may also need to pay for your own accommodation. Although you will get a bed in a barracks for free, you may find that it's unheated because the money for electricity has been stolen or otherwise gone unpaid. Not much fun in Russia's cold climate.
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Corruption is the thread holding Putin’s regime together, fueled by vast wealth.
Corruption is the thread which holds Putin's regime together, and money (in dollars or Euros, naturally, not low-value rubles) is its lifeblood. And nobody has more of it than Putin himself – at least an estimated $200 billion, salted away in secret funds worldwide. pic.twitter.com/HjQRxWRWu0
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 31 mai 2022Corruption is the thread which holds Putin's regime together, and money (in dollars or Euros, naturally, not low-value rubles) is its lifeblood. And nobody has more of it than Putin himself – at least an estimated $200 billion, salted away in secret funds worldwide.
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Russian middle-ranking officials seek comfort in Western Europe via corruption
3/ It's not just the top brass who cash in. Even if you're only a middle-ranking official in Russia, your life goals are likely to be to set up your family in comfort in western Europe and send your children to a posh British school. Corruption is how you'll achieve that.
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Russia’s Endemic Corruption: Officials Own 28,000 Properties Abroad
2/ Russia is one of the world's most corrupt countries – Transparency International (TI) rates it 136th of 180 countries. State corruption is endemic. TI found that between 2008 and 2020, current and former Russian officials owned 28,000 properties in 85 countries.
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Corruption: Russia’s Military Scourge in Ukraine
1/ Old rations, faulty vehicles, missing radios, under-strength units: corruption has been blamed for hollowing out Russia's military and undermining its war in Ukraine. It's worth examining this problem and seeing how it's affected the Russian armed forces. 1st in a series.
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Belarusian partisan sabotage and volunteer support for Ukraine reported
In the speech at the @EPP Congress, @Tsihanouskaya addressed the Belarusian people's efforts to help Ukrainians, "More than 80 acts of sabotage were carried out by partisans. More than 1.500 volunteers joined Belarusian battalions in the Ukrainian army.1500 people were detained"
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@censor_net — 2022-05-31
Бійці 54-ї ОМБр знищили танк рашистів. ВIДЕО https://t.co/OCZf4mwIlr pic.twitter.com/218VAsWJsJ
— Цензор.НЕТ ✍️ (@censor_net) 31 mai 2022Бійці 54-ї ОМБр знищили танк рашистів. ВIДЕО https://
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Zelensky: we await the necessary weapons
During a press conference on May 31, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine is not bound to specific timelines for the de-occupation of its lands and will wait for the transfer of the necessary weapons to save people's lives.
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9 enemy attacks repelled in Donbas in past day
In the past day, 9 enemy attacks were repelled in Donbas, and 29 units of enemy equipment were destroyed, according to the Operational Command South press center.
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MLRS crewman recommends HIMARS for Ukraine’s needs
Dont take my advice, take the advice of a MLRS crewman. HIMARS is the capability Ukraine needs. (13P is his job in artillery, FDC is fire direction control).