With the Volunteer Army having already systematically looted the area, the insurgents carried out requistions on a more orderly basis, targetting the procurement of provisions necessary for the survival of the army and the wider population. This was carried out largely in the major cities, while the Kontrrazvedka rarely touched rural villages. The Kontrrazvedka looted the homes of executed White officers, under the pretext of looking for weapons, in a series of arbitrary actions that were unauthorised by the insurgent staff. In all the major cities of southern Ukraine, the Kontrrazvedka carried out the expropriation of former White property from local banks and imposed levies on both landlords and the bourgeoisie. Finally, the Kontrrazvedka requisitioned winter clothing for the insurgents, for which they became known as "shubniks" (, due to the fur coats they wore. Although much of the looting was carried out in order to support the Insurgent Army, the Kontrrazvedka also redistributed the expropriated wealth to the urban poor, with thousands regularly queuing up outside their headquarters for portions and money also being transferred to city orphanages.
