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There has been a surge in Russian citizens downloading VPN's so they can get around Gov't internet blocks.  Washington Post.

> sabotages

I've been wondering the same thing LM.  Ukraine has been building it's armed forces since 2014 and they may have very well built an extensive spy and saboteur network both inside Russia and/or ready to infiltrate Russia.  Remember the Russians tried to pull the saboteur stunt Ukraine but they didn't seem successful.

I suspect it might be a combination of both: some professional sabotage and some are acts of protest.

Here is a video of some young men inside Russia setting fire to the local Russian army recruiting office which also houses all the local military draft records.  The lads seem to know what they are doing and the one has a good pitching arm.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/uiydgh/russian_throws_molotov_cocktails_into_a_military/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

This seems more like individuals that see themselves getting drafted and sent in as cannon fodder and want to protest and delay that.

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In other news: Russia is sticking to their cover story that the naval cruiser Moscow was sunk in an accidental explosion and not from enemy action.  Therefore, relatives of dead crewmen will not get any benefits.

Russia unexpectedly poor at cyberwar, say European military heads (straitstimes.com)

Does the tank have a future? (Economist - paywall)

https://www.economist.com/interactive/international/2022/06/15/does-the-tank-have-a-future

Interactive graphics on Russian tank vulnerabilities and the general problem with tanks.

Main new info - the new anti-tank missiles go high and then come straight down on the turret, which in old tanks is lightly armored since they were not built to defend against that. Furthermore, the T-72 stores the ammunition in the crew cabin with no blast shield between the crew and the ammo, so once the missile penetrates the turret, it's bad.

Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot system | Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/6/ukraine-downs-russian-hypersonic-missile-with-us-patriot-system

>Cyberwar

Russian hackers lured embassy workers in Ukraine with ad for a cheap BMW - Reuters

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Russian commander killed while jogging may have been tracked on Strava app - CNN

>cyberwar

Ukraine in 2nd day of Kyivstar outage after suspected Russia cyberattack

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ukraine-kyivstar-outage-down-russia-cyberattack-internet-phone-rcna129582