Online access to Kremlin-critic Boris Nemtsov’s report, detailing Russian military presence in Ukraine has been heavily disrupted on its first day of publications, as Nemtsov’s allies suspect it has been the subject of a cyber attack.
The 65-page report entitled “Putin. War” contradicts the Kremlin’s denials that it sent troops or weapons to eastern Ukraine, estimating that Russia spent around 53 billion roubles (nearly €1 billion) paying soldiers, ‘mercenaries’ and covering equipment costs in the first 10 months of the conflict alone.
These figures are provided by economist Sergei Alexashenko, one of the eight people who contributed to the report, including Nemtsov’s …read more
Source: Newsweek
