17 months after the first incidents occurred, sabotage of Russian railways by anti-war activists continues to pose a serious problem for Russian authorities.
This was reported by the UK Ministry of Defense.
A study by the independent Russian publication Mediazon shows that as of October 2023, 76 cases of railway sabotage have reached trial since the invasion. At least 137 people, the vast majority of them under the age of 24, were prosecuted.
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British intelligence indicates that since the beginning of 2023, stencils have appeared on key railway infrastructure facilities with warnings that, according to the Russian Criminal Code, sabotage can be punished with up to life imprisonment.
It is noted that Russian military logistics, including supplies for the war in Ukraine, still depends on the country's 33,000 km of railway tracks.
“Since virtually all methods of open dissent are prohibited in Russia, sabotage continues to be attractive to a minority of young people as a method of protest against a “special military operation,” the report says.
Earlier, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that Russia had unsuccessfully tested the Yars and Bulava missiles, which are carriers of nuclear weapons. Another failure befell the Russian Federation with the Sarmat missile.
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