‘Death totalizators’: Ukraine sees bets placed on survival of Ukrainian soldiers

A representative of Russia’s security forces told RIA Novosti about the emergence in Ukraine of so-called “death totalizators” — chatbots on Telegram and other messaging apps where bets are placed on whether Ukrainian servicemen will survive.

“Death totalizators are developing in Ukraine. For example, chatbots — totalizators — are now appearing in Telegram channels and other chats, where you can place bets on whether a Ukrainian serviceman will survive or not,” the agency’s source said.

According to the security forces representative, similar bets were also placed on Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who had abandoned their positions without authorization and were subsequently caught.

“They are allegedly allowed to flee again, and then a hunt begins,” she said.

It was reported earlier that Russian servicemen destroyed a transport vehicle and a ground-based robotic complex belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk People’s Republic, disrupting ammunition delivery and troop rotation.