@ChrisO_wiki

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Independent military historian and researcher. Also (for now) at https://www.twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki
ChrisO_wikiJan 13
1/ Russian senior commanders are bogged down with bureaucracy, according to a Russian war blogger, due to an insistence on 'hypercentralism' – the practice of making the administration of a unit the responsibility of a single person, without delegating. ⬇️
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 9
3/ Engels-2 air base is home to the 121st Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment with the Tu-160M and 184th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment with the Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic nuclear-capable bombers. Both bomber types have repeatedly carried out long-range attacks against Ukraine.
ChrisO_wikiJan 9
1/ Russian firefighters have failed to extinguish an out-of-control fire at an oil depot in Saratov, caused by a Ukrainian drone strike, despite repeated attempts. The attack is said to have caused fuel shortages for the nearby military airfield. ⬇️
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
8/ VChK-OGPU reports: "During the acceptance of the "Dvinitsa-50", it was stated that its full service life expired in June 2015. The vessel had no records of recent repairs and maintenance, no forms for the main engine and auxiliary machinery, no spare parts kit. The operating instructions for the main equipment and machinery needed to be translated into Russian."
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
7/ The Russian MOD also hired the ferry Alexander Tkachenko from the Sovfracht company, owned by Dmitry Purim – an old friend of Dmitry Bulgakov. According to VChK-OGPU, it paid an exorbitant rate "and the difference went to the Shoigu team, through Bulgakov and Ivanov."
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
5/ Several old ships were purchased. They included the Vologda-50 (pictured, formerly the civilian ship Dadali); Kyzyl-60 (formerly Smyrna); Dvinitsa-50 (formerly the Turkish cargo ship Alican Deval); and Kazan-60 (formerly the Ukranian ship Georgy Agafonov).
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
3/ The scam was reportedly the work of former Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (l) and his deputies Timur Ivanov (c) and Dmitry Bulgakov (r). All three have since been sacked, and Ivanov and Bulgakov have been charged with large-scale corruption.
ChrisO_wikiJan 7
1/ A top-level scam at the Russian Ministry of Defence, in which decrepit old ships were used for one-way trips to transport weapons and equipment to Syria as part of the 'Syria Express', may have reduced Russia's ability to evacuate its equipment following Assad's fall. ⬇️
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 6
8/ He fought at Bakhmut as a commander in the Wagner Group in 2023 but was seriously wounded, losing his right arm. After recovering from his injuries, in 2024 he was appointed as security adviser to the President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera. /end
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 6
7/ Podolsky is reported to be a former GRU special forces soldier who was awarded the title Hero of Russia, five Orders of Courage, and two medals "For Bravery". He is said to have fought with Russian forces in Syria, before resigning with the rank of major in 2017.
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Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
3/ The scam was reportedly the work of former Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (l) and his deputies Timur Ivanov (c) and Dmitry Bulgakov (r). All three have since been sacked, and Ivanov and Bulgakov have been charged with large-scale corruption.
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
4/ According to VChK-OGPU, the three used a shell company to purchase the ships, with the excess cost likely ending up in their own pockets. The ships made only a few trips to Tartus before being sold for scrap. They were reportedly in a decrepit and unseaworthy condition.
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
5/ Several old ships were purchased. They included the Vologda-50 (pictured, formerly the civilian ship Dadali); Kyzyl-60 (formerly Smyrna); Dvinitsa-50 (formerly the Turkish cargo ship Alican Deval); and Kazan-60 (formerly the Ukranian ship Georgy Agafonov).
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
6/ The Kazan-60 was sold for $300,000 in 2014 to a Turkish scrapyard to be scrapped, after sitting idle and rusting for many years. In 2015, the ship was resold to an offshore shell company controlled by Shoigu, and was incorporated into the Black Sea Fleet as a transport.
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
7/ The Russian MOD also hired the ferry Alexander Tkachenko from the Sovfracht company, owned by Dmitry Purim – an old friend of Dmitry Bulgakov. According to VChK-OGPU, it paid an exorbitant rate "and the difference went to the Shoigu team, through Bulgakov and Ivanov."
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
8/ VChK-OGPU reports: "During the acceptance of the "Dvinitsa-50", it was stated that its full service life expired in June 2015. The vessel had no records of recent repairs and maintenance, no forms for the main engine and auxiliary machinery, no spare parts kit. The operating instructions for the main equipment and machinery needed to be translated into Russian."
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
9/ "The navigation aids were in a deplorable state, the direction-finding repeaters were present, but had not been used for their intended purpose for so long that they were covered in rust. There was no electronic navigation and information system and log, and the only operating documentation was the echo sounder instruction (in English)."
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
10/ A Russian Navy mechanic reported that only two of the ship's three diesel generators were in working order. One generator was tripped within an hour by a blowout protection and low crankcase oil level, while the other had problems with 'generator excitation'.
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7
11/ The ship was only accepted for service due to an overriding order by the Defence Ministry leadership. According to VChK-OGPU, Russian Navy crews from the 205th detachment of auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet were so appalled by what they found on the Dvinitsa-50 that they tried to withdraw from service on the 'Syria Express'.
Show threadChrisO_wikiJan 7

12/ With the 'rustbucket fleet' now scrapped, the cargo ship Ursa Major sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, and Russia's Ropucha-class landing ships now trapped in the Black Sea or sunk by Ukrainian attacks, Russia's ability to evacuate its equipment from Syria has significantly decreased. /end

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https://t.me/vchkogpu/53555

ВЧК-ОГПУ

«Сирийский экспресс» оказался ржавым, старым «хламом» ВЧК-ОГПУ выяснил подробности одной из самых крупных афер, осуществленных сейчас уже бывшими замминистрами обороны Тимуром Ивановым и Дмитрием Булгаковым и экс-министром обороны Сергеем Шойгу.  Речь идет о покупке судов для хваленного "Сирийского экспресса".  Через прокладку, близкую к министру обороны Шойгу, при пособничестве Иванова и Булгакова были куплены сухогрузы, предназначенные на лом, по цене новых.  По факту данные суда сделали только несколько рейсов в Тартус, а дальше встали на прикол и были вскоре попилены на металлолом. В нашем распоряжении оказался список некоторых «коррупционных корыт» : «Вологда-50» в прежней жизни называлась Dadali; «Кызыл-60» – Smyrna; «Двиница-50» – Alican Deval;  «Казань-60» - «Георгий Агафонов». Для понимания, что это за рухлядь, вот один пример. «Казань-60» в 2014 году, будучи украинским судном «Георгий Агафонов», была продана на металлолом турецкой компании за 300 тысяч долларов как непригодная к эксплуатации. А из…

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Show threadGeraintLlanfranchetaJan 7
@ChrisO_wiki #nato biggest ally since 50 years plus. Good ol' #fuckrussia corruption. Might it blossom for eternity.