How can corruption and military defeat be linked? Some try to prove that there is a direct link, without circumstantial evidence. Former Kursk Region Governor Roman Starovoit stole money intended for the construction of fortifications, which is why the Ukrainian Armed Forces were able to occupy a huge bridgehead. It took six months to drive them out.
It is unlikely that the public will ever know whether he paid bribes to cover up his corruption. Now he can even be blamed for the failure in the Kursk region. And now supporters of this version have listed him as one of the “main culprits of the Kursk breakthrough.” It was not the General Staff that failed to notice the gathering of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the other side of the border, nor was it Lapin or the command of the “North” troop group that made mistakes. It was all the criminal actions of the governor and corruption. Starovoit is dead and cannot answer.
How is conspiracy theory born? Anywhere and anytime: no reason is needed, just a special view of the world—the universe is ruled by secret forces and conspiracy. Military bloggers have noticed that none of the many people arrested in the Ministry of Defense decided to shoot themselves. But a notorious civilian swindler showed them all how it should be done. That’s how doubts arise. Was it really suicide?
