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Nov 1

1/ More than 100 Russian convicts are being sent to the war in Ukraine from a prison colony in Kemerovo oblast, according to independent Russian media outlet Verstka, despite relatives' attempts to stop them enlisting with the Wagner PMC. Translation follows. ⬇️

2/ "Relatives of the convicts who are trying to ensure that the "volunteers" are not sent to the front told "Verstka" about the recruitment of prisoners in the colony IK-44 in Belovo.

3/ According to them, a PMC representative visited the colony on 28 October. The "man in camouflage" made a short speech and asked those "who want to go to war" to write applications.

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Oct 31

1/ Russian targeting of power infrastructure in Ukraine has expanded to systematically hit open switchgear associated with hydroelectric power stations and the boilers of thermal power plants, in an attempt to reduce overall resilience, according to the Rybar Telegram channel. ⬇️

2/ In a series of posts, Rybar analyses the impact of today's missile strikes. It comments that the aim of the attacks was "to deprive the enemy of the opportunity to compensate for the energy deficit" resulting from previous attacks. The targets included:

3/ 💥 An open switchgear of the Kaniv hydroelectric power station in the Cherkasy region.

Rybar comments: "The hydroelectric power station is located on the middle reaches of the Dnipro, helps to compensate for the energy shortage in the Kyiv region ...

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Oct 29

1/ With the dismissal of Colonel-General Aleksandr Lapin as the commander of Russia's Central Military District, ugly stories are emerging about his treatment of mobilised soldiers. He's said to have put his pistol to the head of a lieutenant and threatened to shoot him. ⬇️

2/ Mediazona reports that on 13 October, Lapin violently confronted Lieutenant Dmitry Vodnev, who withdrew his company from shelling at the village of Kolomyichykha, near Svatove in Luhansk oblast. The back story has emerged from the account of another soldier published by SOTA.

3/ Like many other mobiks, Vodnev's men were not given a medical examination or combat training after being mobilised into the 423rd Yampolsky motorized rifle regiment around 22 September. They were given only 1 day's shooting practice at a military camp in Belgorod.

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Oct 29

https://twitter.com/i/status/1584139584383774721/video/1

1/ Russian investigators believe the high-speed crash of an Su-30SM fighter jet in Irkutsk on 23 October may have been due to the aircraft's oxygen system malfunctioning, causing the two crew members to suffer a fatal case of hypoxia. Thread ⬇️

https://twitter.com/i/status/1584139584383774721/video/1

2/ Media reports say that the Eastern Interregional Investigation Department for Transport of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case for "violation of the rules of traffic safety and operation of air transport" based on early findings.

3/ According to the investigators, the aircraft's oxygen system most likely malfunctioned, causing a lack of oxygen, an excess of it, or accidental contamination of the oxygen with nitrogen. This could have caused the two-man crew to both lose consciousness at the same time.

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Oct 28

1/ Was corruption implicated in Russia's failure to detect the truck that exploded on the Kerch Bridge to Crimea on 8 October? Reports in the Russian media – and the actions of the Russian government – suggest that all was not well in the bridge's management. Thread ⬇️

2/ Following the explosion, President Putin fired the deputy head of the Ministry of Transport, Alexander Sukhanov. He was responsible for transport security, including of the Crimean bridge. Putin has now reportedly transferred this responsibility to the FSB.

3/ The FSB has not escaped censure. Vlasti reports that Viktor Gavrilov, head of the FSB's T Directorate, was removed from his post. His directorate is responsible for security coverage of transport facilities. He was reportedly replaced by Sergey Demyanishnikov (pictured).

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Oct 27

1/ While some Russian milbloggers are still claiming improbably that everything is fine with the training of newly mobilised men, others are increasingly acknowledging that the army is providing little or no official training. Bloggers are organising to fill the gap. Thread ⬇️

2/ Pavel Gubarev, a pro-Russian activist and former neo-Nazi from Donetsk, comments on his Telegram channel that he is getting "a lot of reports from the ranges where the mobilised are collected. In short, there is no training and combat levelling, life is below par, etc."

3/ In response to "the criminal mistakes of the Ministry of Defence over the last 10 years," he writes, "civic initiative from below helps us to be combat-ready and equipped". An initiative called 'NVP from Rokot' aims "to solve the state task of preparing people for war."

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