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How Corruption Destroys Armies - Theft, Graft, and Russian failure in Ukraine

Perun · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Military history & warfareGeopolitics & foreign policy

What it is

Perun analyzes how corruption and theft in defence procurement hollowed out the Russian military before its invasion of Ukraine. It explains the mechanics of graft and how it degrades capability.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a long but insightful explanation of how corruption works inside institutions.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “The best article on corruption I have seen.”

    Hour-long in-depth presentation on how corruption works.

    somat, 2022-10 · Strong recommendation · in “I tried starting a manufacturing unit in India (2020)”

  2. “Both these videos are long, but they had a lot of interesting ideas and insight on this topic”

    Long but insightful on corruption and Russian military failure.

    tablespoon, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “Dmitry Rogozin has been dismissed as director general of Roscosmos”

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Topics: russia, ukraine, procurement, corruption, defense economics

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