
In Moscow's Shadows 90: A Murder in Donbas Evokes the 90s and Putin Cosplays the 40s
In Moscow's Shadows
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Mangoev's Crimes - The Crimes of Crimea
Mangošev was in charge of an anti-drown force called Surikat, Mircat. The unit is armed with weapons that essentially jam the control signals of Ukrainian drones. Each rifle costs about 1.3 million rubles - £15,500 or half a year's annual salary for a Russian. It implies either he was dumping his own money into it and had a lot of money into which to dump into it. Or else that he had a backer.
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