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A whole set of "services": corruption strongly affects the efficiency of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - British intelligence

According to analysts, the occupation troops have a whole system of bribes that enables the enemy fighters to take a vacation or get a false injury certificate. One of the key problems of the Russian army is corruption, which significantly undermines its effectiveness. This is stated in the UK Ministry of Defense Intelligence report. According to analysts, they managed to disassemble the article of the Russian edition "Land", which wrote that corruption in the occupation troops is enormous.

The analysis revealed models of corruption and a system of bribes used by Russian servicemen and their commanders. The bribes were given and demanded for various services for Russian occupiers. Among them are: vacation, certification of physical training, military rank, driver's license, etc. Also, as noted in British intelligence, in this way the Russians tried to avoid punishment for the use of smartphones or drinking.

"After February 2022, the set of" services "was expanded, and now it covers information on injuries, awards for participation in a special military operation and evasion of sending for combat mission. This activity can be very profitable for corrupt officers," - the message reads . Separately in British intelligence told about tariffs that the Russian media published. For example, in order to avoid sending to the leading Russians, it was necessary to pay from 40 thousand rubles.

The injury certificate has already cost a million rubles. "Corruption has long been a problem in the Armed Forces of Russia. Journalist Dmitry Kholodov explored military corruption in the 1990s and was killed in Moscow by a bomb in the portfolio in October 1994. Corruption is likely to undermine the efficiency of the Russian army. Significant progress will be made to reduce corruption, "the British reported.