INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine have sent home at least 58 metric tons of looted goods since the start of the invasion in late
February, according to an investigation published by independent news site Mediazona.The outlet analyzed packages sent from 46 branches of
delivery firm SDEK located close to the Ukrainian border in Russia and Belarus, as well as in the annexed Crimea
Parcels allegedly sent by Russian soldiers were often identified by their weight, with each package usually exceeding the size of an average
parcel several times over.By analyzing video footage from an SDEK checkpoint in the Russian border town of Valuyki, Mediazona identified
Kemerovo received the largest number of packages, weighing a total of 5.8 tons
Mediazona linked the high number of deliveries to the Urga-based 74th Motorized Rifle Brigade, which was deployed in the Ukrainian towns of
Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin where mass atrocities committed by the Russian army took place.Other Russian cities identified by Mediazona as
receiving large numbers of looted items include the town of Chebarkul in the Chelyabinsk region, Kyzyl, the capital city of the Republic of
