Systemic Rot: Inside the 2024 Russian Military Purges & The "Starfall" Corruption Scandal
Is corruption a flaw in the Russian military, or is it the operating system? This episode provides a comprehensive forensic analysis of the graft, embezzlement, and bribery schemes that have defined the Russian Ministry of Defense from 2022 through 2025.
Episode Highlights:
The "Paper" Fortifications: Analysis of the embezzlement behind the "Surovikin Line" defenses.
The Shoigu-Belousov Shift: Why an economist replaced a General, and what it signals for the war economy.
The Human Cost: How multi-billion ruble kickbacks for generals translate to unsecure radios and missing medical kits on the…
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