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Sep 20 • 7 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
1/ One of Russia's 'combat donkeys' has been demobilised and is now enjoying a comfortable retirement in a zoo. Ironically, it is being treated much better than the humans it served alongside. ⬇️ Image
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2/ Russia has been using donkeys for frontline logistics for about a year, due to the success of Ukrainian drones in suppressing vehicle movements.
3/ The 'Faust's Mouthpiece' Telegram channel reports that a donkey which served for a long time in the 1430th Guards Regiment, carrying ammunition, has been retired during a redeployment.
4/ The channel reports: "He was immediately welcomed by people from the Veliky Ustyug branch of the Moscow Zoo. Now the donkey is in a comfortable boarding house with veterinary wellness treatments."
5/ The donkey's newfound life of comfort is in stark contrast to that of Russian soldiers, who are being made to serve indefinitely or at least until they are either dead or too badly injured to fight.
6/ Many soldiers have also reported difficulties getting healthcare, work, and accomodation after they are discharged. There have been widespread complaints that veterans have essentially been abandoned by the state. Ironically, life in a zoo would probably have been better. /end
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1/ An apparent Russian espionage scandal is unfolding in the Dominican Republic after the arrest of a 25-year-old man who has been linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin's disinformation network. He has been linked to a recently-exposed Russian network in Argentina. ⬇️
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1/ Russians can no longer complain anonymously about corruption. A corruption-reporting option on the Kremlin website launched under Vladimir Putin's predecessor Dmitry Medvedev has quietly been removed for unknown reasons (seen here before and after). ⬇️ Image
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1/ A critical commentary from a Russian soldier about Ukrainian dominance in drone warfare has reportedly (and unsurprisingly) resulted in retaliation against him. Russian warbloggers have nonetheless defiantly pointed out more Russian deficiencies. ⬇️ Image
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1/ While today's incursion into Estonian airspace by three Russian MIG-31s is the most serious such incident in 30 years, it's not the first time that it's happened. It also highlights a strategic vulnerability for Estonia: it does not have a fully agreed border with Russia. ⬇️ Image
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1/ The Russian government has declared prominent Russian warblogger Roman Alekhin to be a 'foreign agent', to the alarm and bewilderment of many other Russian warbloggers. The move is being linked to Alekhin's recent scandal over fundraising for the war effort. ⬇️ Image
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1/ A Russian who repeatedly raped his teenage stepdaughter over a period of two years has escaped justice by enlisting to fight in Ukraine. He is only one of a number of Russian rapists and pedophiles who has been able to enlist to avoid going to trial for their crimes. ⬇️ Image
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3/ Bikbaev was charged with rape earlier this month. However, he was offered the chance to avoid a trial if he agreed to sign a military contract to go and fight in Ukraine. He duly accepted.
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