Hundreds of criminal cases: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation pay bribes in order to "write off" from the army - GUR
According to the agency, in Russia, problems with personnel continue to exacerbate, as the number of citizens who want to quit the service are constantly increasing. This is evidenced by a sharp outbreak of registered criminal proceedings on the facts of bribery in occupation troops.
"For example, in the Southern Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for 5 months of 2024 the number of open criminal cases for illegal dismissal from the service for health and the provision of illegal vacations has increased three times. Almost half of such proceedings are investigated against the occupiers of the 8th General Army of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Another 36% account for the 58th Army Army of the aggressor state, whose commander was arrested on suspicion of corruption this spring, "the message reads. More than 100 proceedings against officials of military units of the Southern Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation relate to bribery for granting leave from the war zone. Among them: within 43 more proceedings are investigating the facts of bribes for recognizing Russians limited.
In Ukrainian intelligence, they emphasized that the level of Russian corruption was always high, but before it was not paid any attention. "Fixing appropriate episodes in the form of criminal cases may indicate an increase in the level of demoralization of the personnel of the occupation forces and a threatening for Moscow trend from the Russian army in any way," the message reads.