Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Russian soldiers are once again finding themselves being targeted by the hated military police for petty offences, including "driving with dirty tires" in the middle of the muddy season in Ukraine. "Are we fighting or just wanking?" asks one aggrieved soldier-blogger. ⬇️

2/ The military police have been the subject of complaints for years due to their rampant corruption, violent treatment of soldiers and generally obstructive attitudes.

https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1971866880664392138

3/ A fresh wave of shakedowns has been reported from the Russian rear areas in Ukraine, with soldiers being detained and sent to their likely deaths in stormtrooper squads as punishment for petty offences. 'Vault No. 8', a serving soldier and warblogger, reports:

4/ "Be careful, comrades of the Special Military Operation, if you travel along the roads of the northern [Luhansk People's Republic]."

5/ "We are currently in the middle of a busification [forced recruitment] operation: the district military police are setting up ambushes in various unexpected places, judging by eyewitness accounts, digging into various shortcomings. Examples of shortcomings:

6/ "- The stamp on the chief of staff's signature on the order ("BRke") is incorrectly placed. Correct: to the left of the signature, with the edge of the stamp circle "grazing" the signature. Incorrect: the signature is covered by the eagle in the very centre of the circle.

7/ "- Uniform inappropriate for the season (winter green should be worn).

- The military ID does not have the stamps on the rank, contract, or weapon.

- Wearing unofficial chevrons.

- Traveling to the store ("The army gave you everything, are you starving or something?").

8/ "- And so on.

For these shortcomings, they threaten to send you to an assault detachment of one of the regiments, which is apparently working in an active direction.

9/ "If the driver or passenger is intoxicated, or if the driver or passenger does not have a warrant for movement, the culprit is arrested and bused to the same assault squad.

10/ "The story is broadcast over the soldier's radio, but pay attention to it, and bring your documents, uniform, clean shaven face, and haircut—just in case."

11/ 'Vault' assigns blame to the local administration of the Markovsky District, which he says "complained to the military authorities that military vehicles were 'driving with dirty tires.'"

12/ "The military authorities are also good—instead of advising their colleagues not to waste their time with stupid questions, they saluted... And now vehicles with military licence plates are being harassed at checkpoints in this area for the cleanliness of their tires...

13/ "Are we fighting or just wanking? Fine, peacetime regime in Great Russia, including the security forces. But let's at least not fuck ourselves over in the Special Military Operation zone until a peace agreement is reached?"

14/ The autumn rains mean that unpaved roads in Ukraine are currently a morass of mud and water, making transport difficult. 'Vault' asks: "So how can we NOT drive on asphalt now, the only way to deliver people and cargo quickly without the risk of getting stuck?"

15/ "What is this about throwing a spanner in the works for us, the military, during a difficult time of year for logistics? Sabotage or stupidity, the consequences of which are equal in effect to sabotage?" /end

Sources:
🔹 t.me/vault8pro/53211
🔹 t.me/vault8pro/53212
🔹 t.me/vault8pro/53216
🔹 t.me/milinfolive/15…