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Russians paying bribes to escape from war. Open proceedings include cases from Chasiv Yar – intel
Among the more than 100 open proceedings, there are 38 cases concerning the military personnel of the 102nd Motorized Rifle Regiment, which is operating near Chasiv Yar in Donbas

Personnel problems are worsening in the Russian army: the number of those willing to leave the service and avoid death in the war waged against Ukraine is growing. Because of this, criminal proceedings are opened en masse in Russia, reported the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.

According to the DIU, such problems are evidenced, in particular, by the sharp outbreak of registered criminal proceedings over bribery in the Russian army.

As an example, intelligence officers cited the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, where in five months of 2024, the number of open criminal cases for illegal dismissal from service due to health conditions and granting of illegal vacations tripled.

Almost half of such proceedings are being investigated against the soldiers of the 8th Combined Arms Army of Russia, the Defense Intelligence noted. Also, another 36% belongs to the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation, the commander of which was arrested in the spring of this year on corruption charges.

The intelligence noted that more than 100 proceedings opened against officials of the military units of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces relate to bribery for granting leave from the combat zone.

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Top Moscow Exchange Manager Drowns in Latest Mystery Death
Atop Russian financier has died after reportedly falling off of a ship into waters near Moscow.

Georgy Chibisov, the Marketing Director of the Moscow Exchange, drowned on July 27, after he fell from a cruise ship that was making its way down the Moskva River for a bachelor party.

Chibisov, 44, was reported missing by his wife, before his body was found in the river by authorities. According to Russian media, Chibisov was not originally considered missing by other party attendees. His body was found the following day on July 28.

Russian news outlet MKRU reported that "one of the vacationers neglected safety rules", and that Chibisov tried to use the diving platform alone before falling into the water. No passengers saw what happened to Chibisov, as no staff were nearby and the captain was driving the yacht.

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Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine Ally Runs for Office in Russia
Aformer Ukrainian MP who was accused of trying to harm the 2020 U.S. presidential bid of Joe Biden is seeking political office in Russia, it has been reported.

Andriy Derkach, who fled Ukraine for Russia, has become a candidate in the Astrakhan region for the Russian Federation Council, state news agency Tass reported.

Derkach is among three candidates in the southwestern Russian region who are competing to replace the senator, Alexander Bashkin, whose term in the government's upper house ends in September, the agency said.

The U.S. government had accused Derkach of promoting unsubstantiated narratives about Biden to American media and officials, including some close to former President Donald Trump. Newsweek has contacted Derkach for comment by email.

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Moldova Expels Russian Embassy Staffer Following Spy Allegations
On the morning of August 1, Russian Ambassador to Chișinău Oleg Vasnetsov was summoned to the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and informed that a staff member of the embassy had been declared a persona non grata in the Republic of Moldova.

Following this, the Russian ambassador told the press that Moldova’s actions were "hostile" and that Moscow would respond accordingly.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chișinău clarified that the Russian diplomat has 48 hours to leave the territory of the Republic of Moldova.

The expulsion came immediately after searches conducted on July 31 by the Intelligence and Security Service (SIS) and the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) at the Moldovan Parliament.

After these searches, a parliament member and a border police officer were detained for 72 hours on suspicion of treason and conspiracy. According to the prosecutor's office, they were collecting and passing on information to a staff member of the Russian embassy in Chișinău that "damages the interests of the Republic of Moldova."

In July 2023, Moldova expelled 45 Russian diplomats and embassy staff, citing a pattern of hostile actions that undermined the country’s stability. The move came after reports surfaced about the Russian embassy in Chisinau operating 28 suspected surveillance antennas on its rooftop. These revelations heightened concerns about Russia’s interference in Moldova’s internal affairs.

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Exclusive-US Army stops paying soldier imprisoned in Russia, may prosecute him

The Army has stopped paying wages and allowances to a U.S. soldier sentenced last month to nearly four years in a Russian penal colony and may prosecute him if he returns to the United States, U.S. officials said.

Gordon Black, a 34-year-old staff sergeant, was convicted in Russia of theft and threatening murder. But he broke a series of Army rules first, traveling to Russia without U.S. military authorization, and flying through China to get there.

He was also having an extramarital affair - prohibited in the U.S. military - with a Russian woman named Alexandra Vashchuk, who he met during a deployment in South Korea. During leave from the military, Black followed her to Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok, where she reported him to the police after an argument.

A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, drew a comparison to the case of U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there. Once the United States secured his release, King was charged in October by the Army with crimes including desertion.

"When Black is back in the United States, there will be probably consequences, just as Private King is experiencing consequences for essentially unacceptable behavior," the official said.

"So the Army is going to do the right thing in terms of punishing bad behavior."

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EU and Ukraine Dismiss Hungary Oil Scare, Saying Transit is Fine
The European Union rebuffed concerns from Hungary and Slovakia over a decision by Ukraine to sanction a major Russian oil company and rejected for now their request for urgent consultations over the security of crude supplies.

European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis notified Hungary and Slovakia on Thursday that a preliminary analysis shows sanctions Ukraine introduced on Russia’s Lukoil PJSC in June don’t affect transit operations carried out by trading companies via the Druzhba pipeline as long as Lukoil isn’t the formal owner of the oil.

As the consignees of the oil, the traders involved in the transactions are considered by Ukraine to be the owners of the oil, according to two people familiar with the matter. One such company is Litasco SA, which is owned by Lukoil. Others are Tatneft-Europe AG, Blackford Corporation Ltd. and Normeston Trading SA.

Litasco isn’t under Ukrainian sanctions, Taras Kachka, Ukraine’s deputy economy minister, told Bloomberg.

In July, scheduled deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia where Litasco was indicated as the consignee were cancelled by the Russian side, the people said.

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Reconstruction of "Okhmatdyt" with charitable funds: a little-known company was chosen as the contractor with twice inflated prices
BO "Okhmatdit Charitable Fund" chose "Bud-Technology" LLC as the winner of the selection of the contractor for the repair of the hospital building, which was damaged as a result of rocket fire in July, with the funds collected by benefactors.

"Okhmatdyta" reported that they conducted the tender not according to the rules of the law "On Public Procurement", but in the form of a private competition "for the purpose of open and fair use of the funds donated by citizens", writes Nashi rzli.

In total, 14 participants submitted applications for participation in this selection, their price offers ranged from UAH 41.79 million to UAH 645.25 million (here and below without VAT).

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Ukrainian Navy’s second Turkish-built ADA-class corvette Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi (F-212) has been launched in Türkiye

^{The ceremony of launching the Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky (F-212). Source: Clash Report}

The Ukrainian Navy’s second Turkish-built ADA-class corvette Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi (F-212) has been launched in Türkiye today.

Clash Report published the photos from the event.

The launching ceremony took place at the RMK Marine shipyard in Istanbul. First Lady Olena Zelenska, Minister of Defense Rustem Umierov, Navy Commander Oleksii Neizhpapa, CEO of Baykar Haluk Bayraktar, and Hero of Ukraine Mustafa Dzhemilev attended the ceremony.

The corvette was named in March 2024. The Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi was solemnly laid down last August at a shipyard in Istanbul.

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Kadyrov threatens to kill hijab opponents, including Putin — video

^{Kadyrov says he is ready to shoot opponents of hijab personally (Photo:Screenshot of the video from t.me/chtddd)}

The Kremlin’s puppet governor in Russian-occupied Ichkeria, Ramzan Kadyrov, threatened to kill opponents of the hijab during a meeting with his followers, according to a video shared by the Telegram channel ChTD on Aug. 1.

"Chechnya is only against the wearing of the burqa, but those who advocate the ban on hijabs should be killed," Kadyrov said.

"Whoever tells my daughter to take off her hijab, I will kill him immediately. I'll shoot him right away, no matter who he is. This is my personal enemy, the enemy of Islam."

One of the opponents of wearing hijabs in schools is Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

"There is nothing good in this," Putin said during one of his "direct lines."

"There are, of course, national peculiarities in some republics. But what you mentioned is not a national peculiarity. This is a demonstration of a well-known attitude towards religion. In our country, in Muslim regions, there has never been such a tradition."

Warlord Kadyrov is likely aware of Putin's stance on hijabs.

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Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade Destroys Russian Bomb Launcher in Kharkiv region

^{Russian RBU-6000 naval MRL on a tank chassis, August 2024. Photo credits: 3rd Assault Brigade}

The 3rd Assault Brigade used attack drones to destroy a Russian missile launcher based on the RBU-6000 Smerch-2 naval rocket launcher.

The news was made public by the brigade’s press service.

The unmanned systems battalion of the 3rd Brigade detected and destroyed a Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system that was firing at Ukrainian positions in the Kharkiv region.

The battalion’s operators struck the vehicle’s chassis twice and hit the launcher. Judging by the absence of detonation, it appears that the vehicle managed to fire its ammunition before burning out after sustaining damage.

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