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Sep 1 • 12 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
1/ As Moldova approaches a crucial parliamentary election, the Russian official responsible for election interference has reportedly been sacked and replaced. An investigation is said to have been opened into the theft of funds designated for vote-rigging. ⬇️ Image
2/ The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel reports that Dmitry Milyutin, the deputy head of the Fifth Service of the FSB, has been removed "based on the results of an organisational inspection," but in reality for failing to rig the Moldovan presidential election in Russia's favour.
3/ The election, which was held in two rounds concluding on 3 November 2024, was won by incumbent Maia Sandu, with a pro-Russian candidate winning 44.65% of the votes.
4/ The election was marred by overt and obvious Russian interference, including Russia paying to fly in Moldovan passport-holders to vote against Sandu. The FSB's Fifth Service is responsible for covert Russian activities in former Soviet republics.
5/ According to VChK-OGPU, Milyutin was responsible for covert activities, including interference campaigns, in Belarus, Moldova and the Baltic States. However, it appears that money that was meant to have been used in this campaign may have been stolen.
6/ The channel reports:

"Dmitry Milyutin is considered to be completely under the control of the former head of the Fifth Service, Sergey Beseda, who left his post in the summer of 2024."
7/ "The new head of the Fifth Service, Alexei Komkov, immediately launched an internal investigation into the misuse of funds by employees of the Fifth Service in Moldova."
8/ "[Milyutin's] post has been taken by Albert Stepygin, who previously headed the Second Service of the FSB's Internal Security Directorate (which develops FSB Central Administration employees; it was previously headed by Alexei Komkov, the current head of the Fifth Service)."
9/ According to VChK-OGPU, "Stepygin is a long-time friend of Komkov, which explains his appointment. In recent years, Stepygin has been involved in a number of scandals."
10/ "He was implicated in the redistribution of the funeral market, in the case of journalist Ivan Golunov, who was framed for drug possession, and was suspected of having ties to the Taganka organised crime group and of helping lawyer Yaroslav Bogdanov,…
11/ …who was involved in illegal dealings, flee Russia."

(The reference to "the redistribution of the funeral market" likely concerns Russia's highly lucrative cemetery mafia, which is booming due to the war in Ukraine.) /end
Sources:
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🔹 t.me/rucriminalinfo…

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1/ A Russian commander denounces the Russian way of war as "rot, greed, and hypocrisy", typified by rampant theft, corruption and greed among those providing goods and services to the soldiers, and among the soldiers themselves. ⬇️ Image
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Here, on our section of the front, the real enemies sometimes sit not behind the grey line, but right next to us. With automatic rifles, the same uniforms, the same flag on their chevrons. Only with zero honour in their souls.
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1/ Russia's infamously corrupt military police (VP) are continuing to make friends and influence people in occupied areas of Ukraine. Russian soldiers are infuriated to be receiving fines for, among other things, smoking in vehicles (on the grounds that 'smoking kills'). ⬇️ Image
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"You can think whatever you want about the military police, but they are certainly not lazy."
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1/ Russian warbloggers continue to be furious that, as one puts it, "our oil refineries continue to leave the chat". They are turning their anger on "oil barons" who, they suspect, are happy to see refineries exploding if it boosts their profits. ⬇️
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1/ The Russian army has experienced a 20-fold increase in HIV cases compared to pre-war figures, according to Russian military doctors. Soldiers who have been infected with HIV and hepatitis C blame drug abuse and a widespread disregard for basic medical hygiene. ⬇️ Image
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1/ An alleged kingpin of Russia's infamous cemetery mafia has been arrested. The Mayor of Vladimir is suspected of links to organised crime groups that have taken over Russia's funeral business, which is enjoying a boom due to the Ukraine war. ⬇️
2/ Organised crime gangs have used violence and arson to drive legitimate funeral firms out of business and take over cemeteries and even entire hospitals, often fleecing relatives for things that are supposed to be free, such as burial plots.
3/ This has been done in conjunction with corrupt officials in local administrations, ranging from clerks to mayors. The latter have typically provided 'krysha' ('cover') to the cemetery mafia, protecting them from investigation in exchange for a share of the profits.
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