A General’s Correspondence Details The Wartime Role Of Graft In The Russian Military

(Yelizaveta Surnacheva, Valeriya Yegoshyna, Kira Tolstyakova, Schemes and Systema – RFE RL) “War is war, but don’t forget about the cash. Get yours,” a Russian officer texted to a subordinate who was about to succeed him as commander of a division fighting in Ukraine, apparently advising him to take advantage of the moneymaking opportunities presented by the position. “Delete this message later,” the officer added. A trove of text and audio messages, photos, and videos purportedly sent and received over a three-year period by the officer, Roman Demurchiev, and provided to reporters from Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, includes ample evidence of possible war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. – Exclusive: A General’s Correspondence Details The Wartime Role Of Graft In The Russian Military