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1/ Messages hacked from a Russian general's phone illustrate the sweeping scale of corruption at all levels of the Russian army. They highlight a top-to-bottom pyramid of extortion and bribery to obtain promotions and influence, plus scams and theft of military resources. ⬇️

This is just sad and pathetic at this point

Разработчик БПЛА Пит Хегсет: - Америка, вне зависимости от того, что говорят так называемые международные институты, начинает самую убийственную и точную воздушную атаку в истории. Все будет происходить на наших усло...

3/ – Russian warblogger UAVDEV: "Could he come to us for a week to exchange experiences...?"

Source:
t.me/UAVDEV/10672

2/ "No stupid rules of war, no nation-building traps, no democracy-building exercises, no politically correct wars. We are fighting to win; we are not going to waste time or lives."

1/ No comments needed:

– Pete Hegseth: "America, regardless of what the so-called international institutions say, is launching the most deadly and precise air strike in history. Everything will happen on our terms, under our dictates."

CSRC publication "Pay and Allowances in the Russian Armed Forces: A Guidance Note "

For anybody reading this detailed account of Major General Roman Demurchiev's official earnings with mounting bewilderment, help is at hand: this, from almost 20 years ago, explains how Russian military salaries work (almost certainly not like yours does).

www.files.ethz.ch/isn/94468/07...

"Заживем, как элита!!!!" Как российские генералы богатеют на войне Вторжение в Украину породило в России "новый средний класс": людей, чьи доходы резко увеличились за счет военных выплат. Для командиров разного уровня расширились также возможности для неформального о...

35/ He was also "gifted" a large piece of land in occupied Crimea, near Kerch, with another plot promised near Saki. "We'll live like the elite!!!! We've been working towards this for a long time!!!!", he exulted in a message to his wife. /end

Source:
www.svoboda.org/a/dengi-demu...

34/ Demurchiev himself eventually managed to buy a 30 million ruble ($383,000) appartment in Moscow for himself and his family, with the aid of a 5 million ruble grant from the city authorities and some judicious falsification of paperwork.

33/ "Handsome, great guy. He's not afraid of death… And he kills steadfastly, without even blinking an eye."

After only two months of service, Ploshkin was given an Order of St George award, arranged by Demurchiev. He soon earned several million rubles and a stolen car.

32/ "Yes, I was a bastard… He shot people on my orders. But they were worthless monkeys, enemies… He buried them. It's hard work with a shovel. Everyone was sweating, fuck… It happened several times…

31/ Ploshkin also seems to have served as an executioner for Demurchiev, probably killing Ukrainian POWs on his orders. The general, while apparently drunk, sent a voice message to Ploshkin's mother, saying:

30/ In practice, this seems to have involved working as a butler for his commander, driving him arround and running errands such as buying shawarma or delivering car parts.

29/ Demurchiev also helped relatives to get comfortable positions in units under his command. His 39-year-old cousin, Artem Ploshkin, was given the position of handler of the guard dogs of the commandant's company.

28/ The regiment commanders in turn almost certainly extorted the money from their own men. Demurchiev warned that Popov could not be refused: "He may not take offence, but he will hold a grudge. He pulled you into this position. He tried hard. That's how life is for us."

27/ "Now it's [Sergei] Saladin's turn, fuck. If you want, I'll give him the task. Sergei Nikolaevich, 130 push-ups. Fuck, for a regiment commander, 130 thousand is nothing... All the regiment commanders understand everything and are all obedient."

26/ Demurchiev told Saenko that he needed to extort the money from his own regimental commanders:

"You're a grown man, you can't say things like that ... . Organise a queue. And every regiment commander, fuck, “pushes” on things like that. And fuck it."

25/ While some payments were evidently made as mutual support, others were clearly forced. In November 2023, Popov demanded 130,000 rubles ($1,450) from Alexander Saenko, the 42nd Division's Chief of Staff. Saenko didn't have the money and asked Demurchiev for advice.

24/ What this meant is not spelled out, but it's likely to have been to bribe other officers to assist in some way – perhaps to overlook their own corruption. Popov was eventually arrested and convicted for stealing 1,700 tons of rolled metal products intended for fortifications.

23/ Demurchiev was also regularly sending large payments of up to 200,000 rubles ($2,500) at a time to his friend, Major General Ivan Popov, and other officers. He described the purpose of one payment made to Popov as being "to put pressure on the divisional brotherhood".

22/ Commanders also routinely extort money from the men they command, often with death threats, torture, or the threat to post them to assault squads where they have a very high chance of dying.
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21/ Where did Rasul get the money? It's almost certain that he was being bribed in turn by Adylkhanov. Russian court records show that soldiers have often bribed commanders to post them to safer positions away from the front line.

20/ "Rasul, I spoke with the communications battalion commander, he's ready to see him. Here's the discharge summary, everything's ready. Come on, bro, I'm waiting, my card's empty. Just a blank. Can you imagine, in Moscow – a blank card."

19/ The general didn't bother asking about the corporal's qualifications, experience, or the reasons for the transfer. In response, he sent Rasul an order already signed by another commander and a voice message:

18/ He asked Demurchiev to facilitate the transfer of one Corporal Islam Adylkhanov, a senior gunner, to the repair company of the communications battalion. This was likely a much safer position well to the rear of the front line.

17/ "I have two rubles on my card. Fuck, fuck. And [Major General Igor] Timofeev contacted me. He's flying to Voronezh for an examination. He also asked me for help. In short, it's total crap. All hope... You'll save the world."

16/ "I need 100 [thousand] rubles. Come up with something. I still have to pay off the rest of my debt. I don't have a fucking thing to live on. Two thousand on my card, fuck. What a fucking mess. I'm running out of gas. I'm out of money on my phone.

15/ Demurchiev's messages reveal that Rasul periodically sent him payments of 100,000 rubles ($1,100) to help with the general's living expenses. In June 2024 Demurchiev sent a voice message to Rasul complaining:

14/ The adjutant, Senior Warrant Officer Magomedrasul Biysoltanov, call sign "Rasul," carried out all kinds of errands for Demurchiev, from reading the meters in his apartment to searching the bathhouse for a lost set of underwear. He also sent bribes to his boss.

13/ "Actually, I was counting on 15 [million] at most, but it's already 25. What the fuck is going on? I'll never, fuck, get out of the war then. I still have to live... fight for another 10 years," he told her. "It's like a vacuum cleaner," he complained to his former adjutant.

12/ In June 2023, Demurchiev was promoted to major general and went to study at the Military Academy of the General Staff (VAGSh) in November. He was stressed about the cost of living in the capital and complained to his wife about the high price of real estate.