Moscow Times: How corruption in the Russian army and military-industrial complex derailed Putin's blitzkrieg in Ukraine
olgalautman.substack.com
The Moscow Times Updated: 05/11/2022 “This cannot be, you are playing a prank on us,” Western experts react to photographs of the Russian Orlan drone that fell into the hands of the Ukrainian military. The photos and videos published by the Ukrainians show that a mineral water bottle is used in the Orlan fuel supply system, and a Canon camera attached with Velcro and glue is responsible for photo and video shooting. At the same time, Orlan-10 costs the Russian budget $100,000.
Great reporting, Ms Lautman! Thank you!