Members of Russia’s 143rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment reportedly spent nearly a year publishing links to command videoconferences, internal military documents, and sensitive operational information in a publicly accessible Telegram group, according to an investigation by Russian OSINT outlet ASTRA.

The group, named "Blyadskaya Organizatsiya" (Fucking Organization), allegedly contained daily links to Yandex Telemost video conferences attended by regimental headquarters staff, political officers, and command personnel. The open nature of the chat meant that anyone who joined could view and potentially access these scheduled command sessions.

According to the report, the chat also included lists of servicemen, ammunition requests, surveillance-system records, and spreadsheets containing login credentials, passwords, and two-factor authentication keys used to access live drone feeds.

Operational orders and deception plans reportedly exposed

ASTRA reported that the leaked materials included internal orders from Russia’s 5th Army, including directives related to combat operations, reconnaissance, and battlefield deception.

One document reportedly instructed units on the Vremivka front in southern Ukraine to construct fake military positions and simulate activity around them to mislead Ukrainian intelligence. 

The measures allegedly included staging vehicle movements, creating smoke from field kitchens, and generating images designed to appear as if they had been secretly taken by pro-Ukrainian local residents.

The report also claims the group contained plans for “radio games” – scripted false radio communications intended to create a misleading picture of Russian troop movements for Ukrainian signals intelligence.

Military codewords also exposed

ASTRA reported that the chat contained internal reference materials used by Russian forces during operational communications in occupied parts of southern and eastern Ukraine.

Among them were codewords assigned to rivers that commanders had reportedly been ordered to distribute for use in audio and video communications. 

Their appearance in a publicly accessible Telegram group suggests that information intended to support operational security was itself left exposed.

Documents reveal concerns over battlefield losses

Among the materials cited by ASTRA was an August 2025 order from the headquarters of Russia’s 5th Army stating that assault units were suffering losses because of inadequate supply and ineffective use of robotic systems.

The document reportedly instructed units to equip automated ground vehicles with Starlink terminals and regularly report their availability.

ASTRA also said it found documents related to psychological operations against Ukrainian forces, including plans to distribute propaganda leaflets by drone.

Security concerns surfaced before group went silent

According to ASTRA, the Telegram group stopped updating on 4 May after one of its administrators noticed unfamiliar users joining the chat.

“Then come strange stories about leaked data and hacked accounts. Security above all else,” an administrator reportedly wrote shortly before activity ceased.

Russians, accustomed to living with constant unpredictability, have been stashing rubles for months in the drawers of their homes. Cash withdrawals have been so massive since the start of the year that the Bank of Russia has carried out a substantial upward revision of the financial system’s liquidity needs through the end of 2026. Internet shutdowns — and, by extension, disruptions to payment systems — ordered by the authorities for alleged “security reasons” have driven Russians to withdraw money from ATMs. Added to this, in a bid to raise revenue to fund the war against Ukraine, is a new bill that would tighten controls on cash payments to businesses.

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