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Russian marines in Crimea pay their commanders to avoid being sent to fight in the Kursk region. The command is attempting to hide information about losses, according to information from the partisan movement ATESH. “An agent from the 810th Marine Brigade reports that at the unit’s permanent station in Sevastopol, personnel issues are arising due to most of the personnel being sent to the Kursk region,” the message reads. According to partisans, almost daily, reports are received about new KIAs (killed in action) from the Kursk region, and the brigade’s command is trying to hide the facts of m…