Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Russian soldiers and volunteers bringing 'humanitarian aid' are being systematically robbed at military checkpoints, according to Russian warbloggers. The culprits are the infamously corrupt military police (VP), who confiscate equipment for their own use or to resell. ⬇️

2/ 'Reserve Pioneer' writes of the situation at the checkpoints between Crimea and the occupied southern part of the Kherson region:

3/ "There are a lot of checkpoints on the Kherson border toward the spits, immediately after crossing the border. Deep in the rear (more than 200 km from the line of contact), there are military police, military commandant's offices, or riot police.

4/ "Usually, these guys, who aren't actually involved in active combat, are incredibly motivated and equipped like gods of war. Not every special forces unit is so well equipped. But I think now I understand where they get all this.

5/ "Friends, do you think they need Mavics 200 km from the front line?

6/ "No, but at the Sokil checkpoint, they decided they needed them more than the guys on the Kherson islands, and they started telling me that transporting birds was "prohibited," supposedly because it was an order from some commander.

7/ "Of course, they could only take them from me over my dead body, because I know exactly who these Mavics were going to.

8/ "But the "valiant warriors" from the military police and the military commandant's office didn't care; they started demanding some kind of transport documents and so on.

9/ "These "comrades" are supposed to catch 500s [deserters] and stop sabotage and reconnaissance groups, but they're ripping off volunteers.

10/ "The point is, we ended up buying them off with nets and blankets, any of which could save the lives of the guys on the front lines, but these guys are apparently more needed. Thank God, there weren't many of these warriors of light, just three posts.

11/ "Once we approached the front line, I never saw such crap again. Where the guys were stationed, not equipped like ultra-soldiers, tired and risking their lives. We always pass through there without any difficulties; the guys understand where this humanitarian aid is going.

12/ "And okay, if it were my first time there, I might have thought it was normal, but no, we go there regularly.

And the funniest thing is, on the way back, they told me I wasn't allowed to go across the border at all.

13/ "Apparently, humanitarian aid requires accompanying documents from the regional administration!! And I have to provide them with a list. Incidentally, this is the only post that's "aware" of such innovations!

14/ "I've never heard such nonsense. Are the soldiers at the checkpoints feeling impunity in their fourth year?"

15/ Vladimir Romanov comments that "the rear military police posts in Kherson Oblast (the three closest to Dzhankoi) are the most run-down in the entire Northern Military District; they constantly try to pressure volunteers in order to jack them up and profit."

16/ "Meanwhile, other posts, closer to the front lines, are more understanding about who is delivering all this stuff and why."

Looking at the bigger picture, 'Freelance' observes that there are "two types of fighters":

17/ "1) Those who fight on the front lines, beating up the Ukrainians every day and thanks to whom our citizens can sleep peacefully. Real warriors. They lack equipment, ammunition, food, and many other issues that we are trying to address.

18/ "2) Guys standing in equipment worth MILLIONS, in areas where there is no war. Yes, maybe FPV drones will fly there, but forgive me, this is not the front line.

19/ "These guys, the so-called rexes, wearing such good equipment, stand in the REAR areas, where there is no work except for inspecting cars. They don't need Mavics, camouflage nets and everything else that the men on the front line so desperately need.

20/ "They are primarily fighting enemy sabotage groups and 500s. That is their main task. But for some reason, humanitarian aid has also become a target for them to profit from.

21/ "This is a very acute issue that really needs to be raised. How can we win the war if we have such idiots in the rear?

It's sad." /end

Sources:
🔹 t.me/pionergrupa/84…
🔹 t.me/romanov_92/494…
🔹 t.me/razvedkazapasa…