1/ Camouflage nets made by volunteers for use on the front lines are reported to have appeared on construction sites across Russia, likely as a result of corrupt military personnel selling them to construction firms. There is said to be a shortage of nets on the front lines. ⬇️ 
2/ The 'Reporter Shturmovik' Telegram channel (Grigory Kubatyan) highlights a building in Magadan in Siberia: "It is currently being renovated, so the house is covered with a camouflage net. If you look closely, you can see that this net was made for military purposes."
3/ "Women all over the country weave these for free. They gather in schools, libraries, churches. And they weave, sparing no hands, sometimes young, but often old, with sore joints.
4/ "They weave and send the nets to the front lines, where they are very much needed. Their boys are fighting there.
I do not understand at what stage these nets get lost and end up in the hands of construction companies.
I do not understand at what stage these nets get lost and end up in the hands of construction companies.
5/ "But I noticed that from St. Petersburg to Magadan they are now covering construction sites with them. What's wrong with that?! They are sold cheaply. And whoever sells them generally got them for free.
6/ "I would ask those who use these nets to cover their houses, and especially the sellers: people, where has your conscience gone? How did you manage to camouflage it so well?"
7/ It's highly likely that the nets were stolen and resold by corrupt military logistics staff, in a pattern of corruption that is very well-established in Russia. All kinds of military equipment has appeared in stores or online, including the latest Russian military radios.
8/ As 'We Can Explain' highlights, schools and universities all over Russia hold net-weaving courses, for which students get credit in physical education. In some cases it has been made compulsory – one Moscow university requires net-weaving to pass the physical education exam.
9/ However, Russian war correspondents regularly complain of a shortage of camouflage nets on the front line. Kubatyan's commentary indicates that the net-weavers' efforts are often merely being diverted into enriching the Russian army's logistics personnel. /end
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