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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the republics have been mired in long-term disputes over territorial divisions, and the Separatist forces in Chechnya have grown rapidly in the Caucasus due to ethnic and religious reasons.
(Chechen map)
Russia's economic decline and strength have declined dramatically, and it can no longer maintain the Soviet-era global hegemony posture, while Chechen militants attacked the Russian army camp in Grozny, and a military conflict eventually broke out.
During the second Chechen war, there was an extremely absurd scene in the world's military history, the Russian front-line troops were fighting, and the Chechen militants lacked guns and ammunition, so they actually ran to the Russian camp and asked the military commander to sell them some guns and bullets.
(Attack on Grozny)
Naturally, it is impossible for the Russian army to sell weapons to its opponents, and the Chechen militants said stupidly: "The army has sold weapons to us, can't you sell some of them?"
First, there is serious corruption in the armed forces
Despite the fact that Russia had a strong army, its performance on the first battlefield of Grozny was a big surprise, and in the end it had to sign a peace treaty with the Chechen militants.
(Russian offensive)
The root cause of the defeat of the Russian army in Chechnya is mainly due to corruption and ideological confusion, although the overall performance of the Russian army improved during the second Chechen war.
However, embezzlement and corruption have greatly affected the combat effectiveness of the armed forces, especially the embezzlement of military materials, resulting in the lack of necessary materials and equipment for front-line soldiers, and also seriously threatening the lives and safety of front-line soldiers.
The Russian army's arms reselling did not only appear after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but also existed as early as the Gorbachev period, but it is clear that it cannot be compared with the Yeltsin period in terms of scale and quality of weapons.
(MANPAD)
In the European part of Russia and in Siberia, the vast majority of military officers are involved in the resale of armaments and weapons, and according to relevant information, they can buy rapid-fire ammunition for one dollar and magazines for two dollars.
As long as you give money, you can sell any weapon, and even the most advanced Russian anti-aircraft missiles at that time can be resold, such as the S300, which was lost in the Russian Far East.
Of course, weapons like this are not only bought by militants, but also by some businessmen who take a fancy to the circuit boards containing precious metals contained in the weapons, and once they are stolen and sold on the market, they can also make a lot of money.
(Arms reselling)
In the nearly 10 years between the collapse of the Soviet Union and 2001, Russian prosecutors announced that the total value of stolen military equipment was as high as 350 billion rubles, which caused extremely serious losses to the Russian army.
There is no weapon that cannot be sold to these corrupt elements, and the sale of rebels who are fighting against the Russian army in Grozny is not a joke but a real existence.
Second, a strange scene
The first Chechen war made Russia lose face, and with Putin's coming to power, he began to formulate a second campaign to completely take Grozny and fight the arrogance of the armed rebels.
(Attacking Chinese and Russian troops)
In August 1998, after Chechen separatist forces staged a series of bombings in Russia, Putin immediately summoned senior officials to discuss a war plan against Chechnya.
By October 1999, large Russian forces had finally entered Chechnya and surrounded Grozny, but during the battle something extremely embarrassing had happened to the Russian government.
(Wrecked Tank)
Secondly, at this time, Russia had already inflicted heavy losses on the main forces of the rebels, and large-scale fighting had stopped, but there were still sporadic fighting in some areas.
It can be said that Grozny has become a turtle in an urn, but the besieged Chechen rebel forces have to resist to the death, because they have been besieged for a long time and are seriously short of guns and ammunition.
By 2000, Grozny, which had been besieged for half a year, had a relatively serious humanitarian disaster, and the Russian army wanted to completely eliminate this group of rebels in one fell swoop.
How do you know that the Chechen illegal armed forces have contacted the Russian army through secret channels, asking the other side to provide ammunition and food, as the rebels should have surrendered, who knows that they still want to resist stubbornly, and even provide food and ammunition to the Russian army.
(Soldier at rest)
Obviously, such a request cannot be allowed by the Russian army at all, which is not only an insult to Russia, but also a disrespect to the dead soldiers.
In the face of the refusal of the Russian army, the representative said: "The army has sold us weapons, can't you sell a little?" When the top brass of the Russian army heard this, they couldn't believe their ears, the torrent of steel actually became a corrupt division.
Chechen rebels can actually buy weapons for the army, and it is really hard to believe that in fact, not only on the battlefield in Chechnya, but also in places where there are Russian troops, there will basically be incidents of military weapons being resold.
(Soviet troops withdraw from East Germany)
For example, when the Soviet troops withdrew from East Germany, because Gorbachev blindly withdrew his troops and did not make follow-up arrangements, such as officer subsidies and treatment issues, many Soviet troops stationed in Germany began to fight.
Since there is nothing left in Moscow, it is better to sell the weapons and equipment here, and you can also get a lot of income, so we see that in the mid-to-early 90s, there were many very advanced weapons in the international arms market, such as T80 tanks and su27 fighters.
Therefore, when the top level of the armed forces learned of this important news, they immediately ordered the army to be purged, and reported this important information to President Putin, and when he learned of this incident, he immediately launched an investigation throughout the army to sort out in detail the loss of military equipment since the collapse of the Soviet Union 10 years ago.
3. Putin purged corruption in the Russian army
In the face of the strange demands of the Chechen rebels, the Russian army naturally could not agree and did not dare to agree, and in order to reorganize Russia's majesty, Putin began to set off an anti-corruption wave in the country, and this spring breeze also blew to the Russian army.
The involvement of the procuratorate, and in the following years, as many as 100 general-level officials were sent to prison, it can be seen that corruption within the Russian army is not formed in a short period of time, but has a long history.
(President Vladimir Putin)
Putin is an agent of the KGB, with keen observation and insight, on the one hand, he has dealt with corruption with heavy hands, and on the other hand, he has formulated a plan to strengthen the army, focusing on two aspects, one is to improve the treatment of the army and strengthen supervision, and the other is to increase new equipment.
After the treatment of military personnel is improved, they are naturally reluctant to participate in corruption, and finally formulate a more perfect legal system and actively strengthen the internal management of the Russian army.
Under the continuous crackdown of the Russian government, by 2005 the phenomenon of open arms reselling around the barracks was eliminated, and through cooperation with relevant departments such as finance and the police, the crackdown on and supervision of the black market was strengthened, and by 2010 the Russian army had greatly improved the reselling of arms.
Resources:
Arms reselling chaos after the collapse of the Soviet Union: spending some money to drive away armored vehicles.Taiwan Strait Net,2015-04-14