On October 4, 2023, local Russian media 'Tass' reported that in the southern autonomous region of the Republic of Buryatia near Lake Baikal, a seemingly ordinary KamAZ truck was found packed with 95 mining machines, directly siphoning electricity from a 10kV high-voltage line. When power company personnel opened the truck door, a roar of fans and a wave of heat hit them, and the two drivers quickly fled the scene.

According to the Buryatia power company, this is the sixth similar case reported in the region this year, indicating that 'truck mining operations' are on the rise.