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Jun 27 • 10 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
1/ Leaked Russian Navy documents indicate that the Russian Black Sea Fleet is keeping several unseaworthy vessels in active service, as part of a scam by senior officers to skim off the large sums of money being allocated to their indefinite repairs. ⬇️ Missile corvette Bora
2/ The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel reports that the Black Sea Fleet is keeping multiple 'wrecks' in active service, including the submarine Alrosa, the large landing ship Orsk, and the catamaran-style missile corvettes Bora and Samum. Missile corvette Samum
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Submarine Alrosa
3/ The vessels are known to have a variety of serious technical problems. Ukrainian attacks damaged Orsk on 22 March 2022 and Samum on 14 September 2023, while Alrosa – the last of its type – is reportedly "falling apart".
4/ According to VChK-OGPU, the vessels are suitable only for decommissioning, but are being kept in active service for repairs that are never completed. It explains why, with the aid of a number of leaked documents:
5/ "If they are decommissioned, then the huge sums that are currently allocated for repairs will stop coming in. The scheme goes back to the Navy command.
6/ "Here is the permission of Admiral Vladimir Tryapichnikov, Deputy Commander for Shipbuilding of the Navy, to conduct navigational repairs of the boats IMMEDIATELY after the scheduled repairs. Or here is a direct order to write off fuel at an inflated price. Image
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7/ "There is also, as it is called in the Navy, a "Plan for Future Breakdowns", it is convenient to immediately build "income" for the future. Image
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8/ "It turns out that frequent breakdowns, for which junior officers are suspected [of responsibility], are a profitable business for everyone. The personnel get constant vacations, and the command gets big money."
9/ It's previously been reported that Black Sea Fleet submarines are experiencing frequent breakdowns. This is said to have been attributed to their own crews deliberately sabotaging them – potentially for their own profit. /end
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