Ukrainians are teaching Russians how to destroy their own military equipment

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military equipment, with thousands signing up to the movement.Around 4,000 of Vladimir Putin's troops have joined an “educational platform” known as the “Atesh School”, according to the organisation's Telegram page.The group says in a promotional post that its followers “have mastered the art of breaking equipment and sabotaging orders”.READ MORE: Putin official dies in balcony fall in latest mysterious death of Russian top brassOn Telegram, the organisation specifically calls for Russian troops and mercenaries fighting with the Wagner Group to join the movement."Students of the Atesh School know that there is no need to go to war if you can get good money in the rear, repairing your equipment and not risking your life," one Telegram post read.

As well as operating in parts of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, the group also claims to have a presence with Russia, with Crimean Tatars – indigenous people from the annexed peninsula – involved in its creation."Every day we receive new information, new reports of successful sabotage within the Russian army," the organisation claimed on Telegram.Among the videos on the organisation's website is one providing information on how to “neutralise” the gearbox of a Russian T-72 tank.Taras Fedirko, a lecturer in organised crime and corruption at Glasgow University, told Newsweek that there had been acts of sabotage carried out by Russian troops since the start of the war, but they had not previously gone public with their actions.To get more stories from the Daily Star delivered straight to your inbox sign up to one of our free newsletters here.This new "school" appears to "break with this pattern," he said.However, he said that verifying the group's claims of responsibility for.