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14.02.202515:56
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10.02.202511:05
In a text that is very popular in Z-space, Filipov found today the very comprehensible and detailed explanations of milblogger Nikita Tretyakov that those in Russia who understand how war and life at the front work don't go to fight. Only the ignorant, desperate and deluded go.
"Adult men coming to the SMO know catastrophically little about this war. Yes, not all 100%, but the absolute majority come to the front without even the most basic understanding of what war looks like. Many not only do not know how to behave correctly when a kamikaze drone flies at them, but also do not know that such exist at all; not only do they not know how to apply a tourniquet, but have never even seen one on the screen. And in general - they imagine war as almost a victorious march, expect incredible miracles from the modern army of constant and excessive training and provision, support for each soldier with artillery and aviation. When signing a contract for a certain period, they often do not even suspect that contracts are automatically extended and are currently de facto indefinite.
If you read the previous paragraph and find it hard to believe, then you are in the same boat with me. I find it hard to believe that today, almost three years after the war, in the conditions of a huge flow of information, one can remain ignorant. And yet, we encounter such people time and again, and there are more of them in each “wave” of new contract soldiers. But no amount of amazement on your part or ours can even come close to the shock that overtakes such a freshly minted soldier, who knows nothing, on his first combat mission. This is a real shock, often felt by these people as a deception on the part of the system, as a kind of betrayal.
Today, more information is published on the military specialties that interest me almost every day than I can read. ...The notorious truth about the war, its realities from the point of view of a soldier - no one hides. Moreover, you can not only get an idea of war, but also prepare for it: at least get knowledge that can help you survive.
And yet, at the front, we see very few informed or self-prepared recruits. Why? My thoughts followed a well-trodden path: criticism of the major media and criticism of the candidates themselves — like, there’s only positive stuff on TV, and people blindly believe and go without trying to learn anything beyond that. But these factors don’t seem to me to be exhaustive or even fundamental in the formation of this unfortunate phenomenon. It’s impossible that people considering the decision to go to war and risk their lives there don’t try to look deeper into the topic, to figure out where they’re going and what’s going on there. So what then? Why?
The answer was right in front of me all the time, but I refused to see it, stubbornly refused to notice the obvious. Everything is simple and very sad.
Yes, it is not difficult to find out the truth about the war. Yes, most adult men, considering the possibility of going to war, delve into the topic and try to understand what awaits them there. And they understand. And they do not go to the military registration and enlistment office, do not sign a contract, do not go to the front.
The truth of this war is not attractive, not glamorous. It is cruel and disgusting, it stinks of blood and dirt, brutality, a sense of helplessness and uselessness, of almost zero value for life and dignity.
Most people quickly understand this. And they don’t go. Call it “survivor bias” or “negative selection,” but most of those who do go to the front do so precisely because of ignorance. It gives them false hope that the war will help them in their difficult life situations, which push them to this decision. And yes, they have the right to feel deceived, because a choice out of despair is not a choice, just like a choice out of ignorance or induced delusion,” - Nikita Tretyakov.
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"Adult men coming to the SMO know catastrophically little about this war. Yes, not all 100%, but the absolute majority come to the front without even the most basic understanding of what war looks like. Many not only do not know how to behave correctly when a kamikaze drone flies at them, but also do not know that such exist at all; not only do they not know how to apply a tourniquet, but have never even seen one on the screen. And in general - they imagine war as almost a victorious march, expect incredible miracles from the modern army of constant and excessive training and provision, support for each soldier with artillery and aviation. When signing a contract for a certain period, they often do not even suspect that contracts are automatically extended and are currently de facto indefinite.
If you read the previous paragraph and find it hard to believe, then you are in the same boat with me. I find it hard to believe that today, almost three years after the war, in the conditions of a huge flow of information, one can remain ignorant. And yet, we encounter such people time and again, and there are more of them in each “wave” of new contract soldiers. But no amount of amazement on your part or ours can even come close to the shock that overtakes such a freshly minted soldier, who knows nothing, on his first combat mission. This is a real shock, often felt by these people as a deception on the part of the system, as a kind of betrayal.
Today, more information is published on the military specialties that interest me almost every day than I can read. ...The notorious truth about the war, its realities from the point of view of a soldier - no one hides. Moreover, you can not only get an idea of war, but also prepare for it: at least get knowledge that can help you survive.
And yet, at the front, we see very few informed or self-prepared recruits. Why? My thoughts followed a well-trodden path: criticism of the major media and criticism of the candidates themselves — like, there’s only positive stuff on TV, and people blindly believe and go without trying to learn anything beyond that. But these factors don’t seem to me to be exhaustive or even fundamental in the formation of this unfortunate phenomenon. It’s impossible that people considering the decision to go to war and risk their lives there don’t try to look deeper into the topic, to figure out where they’re going and what’s going on there. So what then? Why?
The answer was right in front of me all the time, but I refused to see it, stubbornly refused to notice the obvious. Everything is simple and very sad.
Yes, it is not difficult to find out the truth about the war. Yes, most adult men, considering the possibility of going to war, delve into the topic and try to understand what awaits them there. And they understand. And they do not go to the military registration and enlistment office, do not sign a contract, do not go to the front.
The truth of this war is not attractive, not glamorous. It is cruel and disgusting, it stinks of blood and dirt, brutality, a sense of helplessness and uselessness, of almost zero value for life and dignity.
Most people quickly understand this. And they don’t go. Call it “survivor bias” or “negative selection,” but most of those who do go to the front do so precisely because of ignorance. It gives them false hope that the war will help them in their difficult life situations, which push them to this decision. And yes, they have the right to feel deceived, because a choice out of despair is not a choice, just like a choice out of ignorance or induced delusion,” - Nikita Tretyakov.
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09.02.202511:32
In the Kursk region, "the enemy continues to advance," and the generals who promised to drive him out of there in four days continue to command, moan Z-milbloggers. Everything is as usual.
"I hate Gazmanov's song "Officers".
On video the price of promotion. 98% of this equipment is knocked down with the help of fpv, all on analog video. And this can be avoided...
Officers know how to handle logistics.
Meanwhile, the enemy is advancing in the Kursk region. And we remember that they promised to drive them out of there in 4 days...", - "Reporter Filatov".
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"I hate Gazmanov's song "Officers".
On video the price of promotion. 98% of this equipment is knocked down with the help of fpv, all on analog video. And this can be avoided...
Officers know how to handle logistics.
Meanwhile, the enemy is advancing in the Kursk region. And we remember that they promised to drive them out of there in 4 days...", - "Reporter Filatov".
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09.02.202507:04
The Ministry of Deceit admitted that a contract soldier, who was accused of drug addiction by his commanders, had “paranoid schizophrenia”
The case in question is Ruslan Derbichev, a 40-year-old resident of Ingushetia who was forced to sign a contract and sent to the front without his family's knowledge, despite his mental illness. After his illness worsened, he was handcuffed to a tree, pretending to shoot into the sky and "catching drones."
The command tried to justify their actions, claiming that he was allegedly on drugs, but the public outcry led to Derbichev being removed from the front line.
The Ministry of Deceit did not admit their guilt but blamed everything on the schizophrenic himself, who allegedly hid the fact that he had a diagnosis.
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The case in question is Ruslan Derbichev, a 40-year-old resident of Ingushetia who was forced to sign a contract and sent to the front without his family's knowledge, despite his mental illness. After his illness worsened, he was handcuffed to a tree, pretending to shoot into the sky and "catching drones."
The command tried to justify their actions, claiming that he was allegedly on drugs, but the public outcry led to Derbichev being removed from the front line.
The Ministry of Deceit did not admit their guilt but blamed everything on the schizophrenic himself, who allegedly hid the fact that he had a diagnosis.
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09.02.202503:05
Part II Wounded being dragged to Lugansk
"Yesterday I had an operation, my leg was torn apart. Now they are taking me to Lugansk, it is 8 hours of hard shaking, and I am already in a lot of pain. In addition, I have no finger, yesterday they stitched it up, I move around on crutches. The fighters who did not fully recover, they came, took them. Now they are taking them to a unit where there are no conditions. They did not specifically say that we will go to the assault right away, but we will be in the unit," Storublinsky says in the second video.
The footage shows several more soldiers sitting in the car, one of them with a tube in his stomach.
The soldier's ex-wife, Ekaterina, told ASTRA that Storublinsky spent a little over a week in the hospital: he was admitted on January 25 and taken away on February 5. On Tuesday, February 4, he had surgery on his arm and leg, and the next day he was pushed into an ambulance and taken away.
"He was sitting on a bench, and they started dragging him. He told them that he had an open wound and that he had not fully recovered, "Why are you taking me away?" — Ekaterina reported.
Nikolai told ASTRA that he and four other soldiers were taken from the hospital by military police. According to him, this was explained by the “large number of wounded.”
The wounded were taken by ambulance straight to Pervomaysk in the “LPR,” being denied painkillers. Now the man is in the medical battalion there, and is only taken for bandages. “There are no conditions here for cripples like me,” he says. When asked what they are going to do with him next, he replies: “It’s scary to even think about how I will fight.”
The injury report states that the man received a mine blast wound, a gunshot wound to the hand with amputation of the fourth finger, and a through-and-through shrapnel wound to the soft tissues of the left shin and both feet.
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"Yesterday I had an operation, my leg was torn apart. Now they are taking me to Lugansk, it is 8 hours of hard shaking, and I am already in a lot of pain. In addition, I have no finger, yesterday they stitched it up, I move around on crutches. The fighters who did not fully recover, they came, took them. Now they are taking them to a unit where there are no conditions. They did not specifically say that we will go to the assault right away, but we will be in the unit," Storublinsky says in the second video.
The footage shows several more soldiers sitting in the car, one of them with a tube in his stomach.
The soldier's ex-wife, Ekaterina, told ASTRA that Storublinsky spent a little over a week in the hospital: he was admitted on January 25 and taken away on February 5. On Tuesday, February 4, he had surgery on his arm and leg, and the next day he was pushed into an ambulance and taken away.
"He was sitting on a bench, and they started dragging him. He told them that he had an open wound and that he had not fully recovered, "Why are you taking me away?" — Ekaterina reported.
Nikolai told ASTRA that he and four other soldiers were taken from the hospital by military police. According to him, this was explained by the “large number of wounded.”
The wounded were taken by ambulance straight to Pervomaysk in the “LPR,” being denied painkillers. Now the man is in the medical battalion there, and is only taken for bandages. “There are no conditions here for cripples like me,” he says. When asked what they are going to do with him next, he replies: “It’s scary to even think about how I will fight.”
The injury report states that the man received a mine blast wound, a gunshot wound to the hand with amputation of the fourth finger, and a through-and-through shrapnel wound to the soft tissues of the left shin and both feet.
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08.02.202521:05
ATESH reports that families of russian military personnel are increasingly leaving Crimea with them - hostility from Crimeans and growing sense of danger are the main reasons
Against the backdrop of the transfer of Russian units from Crimea to other parts of the front, the military is increasingly taking their families with them. ATESH agents in Feodosia, Yevpatoria and Sevastopol report that a significant portion of the wives of russian military personnel who moved to Crimea have not been able to adapt.
The main reasons are problems with employment and hostility from local residents. Despite promises, Z-migrants face the fact that employers are reluctant to hire them. In addition, they complain of a cold reception, a lack of social connections and support from like-minded people.
The situation is aggravated by growing tensions between newcomers and Crimeans. In private conversations, Russians increasingly call local residents "waiters" and accuse them of disloyalty.
As a result, many families decide to return to russia despite the deteriorating living conditions there.
However, the key factor in leaving is not only everyday difficulties, but also a growing sense of danger. More and more Russians realize that Crimea is no longer a “safe haven” and are looking for ways to get their loved ones out of the potential combat zone.
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Against the backdrop of the transfer of Russian units from Crimea to other parts of the front, the military is increasingly taking their families with them. ATESH agents in Feodosia, Yevpatoria and Sevastopol report that a significant portion of the wives of russian military personnel who moved to Crimea have not been able to adapt.
The main reasons are problems with employment and hostility from local residents. Despite promises, Z-migrants face the fact that employers are reluctant to hire them. In addition, they complain of a cold reception, a lack of social connections and support from like-minded people.
The situation is aggravated by growing tensions between newcomers and Crimeans. In private conversations, Russians increasingly call local residents "waiters" and accuse them of disloyalty.
As a result, many families decide to return to russia despite the deteriorating living conditions there.
However, the key factor in leaving is not only everyday difficulties, but also a growing sense of danger. More and more Russians realize that Crimea is no longer a “safe haven” and are looking for ways to get their loved ones out of the potential combat zone.
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10.02.202514:03
"Erasing foreign influence"
The names of Italian architects removed from memorial plaque in Moscow's Rimskaya metro station
At the Moscow metro station Rimskaya, created with the participation of Italian architects Giampaolo Imbrighi and Andrea Quattrocchi, only the names of the russian participants of the project are indicated on the memorial plaque.
The Italian specialists, through whose efforts the station acquired its unique appearance, have been “deleted” by the metro employees, who have painted over their names.
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The names of Italian architects removed from memorial plaque in Moscow's Rimskaya metro station
At the Moscow metro station Rimskaya, created with the participation of Italian architects Giampaolo Imbrighi and Andrea Quattrocchi, only the names of the russian participants of the project are indicated on the memorial plaque.
The Italian specialists, through whose efforts the station acquired its unique appearance, have been “deleted” by the metro employees, who have painted over their names.
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09.02.202513:03
Black gold
Son of Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Makes Billions Selling Coal From Occupied Territories.
The coal goes to Turkey and other countries, and money is stashed offshore, writes IStories.
Coal mines in the occupied territories of Ukraine are now facing bad times. Almost all of them are closed; those that are still capable of generating profits have been given to private owners who hide by registering the business on nominees. IStories found out that former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s son, Oleksandr Yanukovych, is behind the largest exporter of coal from the occupied territories.
A company close to him, Energoresurs, which is registered in a shabby building on the outskirts of Rostov-on-Don, has shipped nearly half a million tons of coal abroad over the past two years — mostly to Turkey. The scheme is simple: coal is sold to an offshore company, Energy Union, at a low price, which saves on duties. Then the offshore can sell it anywhere and at any price — all the money will remain in its accounts. This makes of course only sense if these companies are affiliated. Just coincidently the director of the russian branch of Energy Union is also a employee of Energoresurs, and his wife acted as the assignee under the loan agreement for Energoresurs.
Uspenskaya railroad station used to be a border station between Russia and Ukraine. Now it divides Rostov Oblast and occupied Donbas. At this small station, dubbed "The Bermuda Triangle" with only four tracks and no coal-loading equipment, according to customs declarations, wagons with coal are loaded and sent to the West. According to the internal Russian Railways system, which Ukrainian journalists from Inforpost accessed, records sometimes showed that several thousand railcars were supposedly stationed there at once — an impossibility.
The coal listed in customs declarations as “Russian” is, in fact, mined not in Russia but in coal mines in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk. It is then exported abroad by entities linked to Oleksandr Yanukovych, the son of the former president of Ukraine. In 2023–2024, these entities exported nearly half a million tons of anthracite, officially routed through Uspenskaya and the nearby Gukovo station.
Before the war, Donbas was the coal heart of Ukraine. In 2013, coal production in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions was over 60 million tons — roughly three-quarters of all of Ukraine’s coal production (and roughly one-fifth of Russia’s).
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Son of Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Makes Billions Selling Coal From Occupied Territories.
The coal goes to Turkey and other countries, and money is stashed offshore, writes IStories.
Coal mines in the occupied territories of Ukraine are now facing bad times. Almost all of them are closed; those that are still capable of generating profits have been given to private owners who hide by registering the business on nominees. IStories found out that former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s son, Oleksandr Yanukovych, is behind the largest exporter of coal from the occupied territories.
A company close to him, Energoresurs, which is registered in a shabby building on the outskirts of Rostov-on-Don, has shipped nearly half a million tons of coal abroad over the past two years — mostly to Turkey. The scheme is simple: coal is sold to an offshore company, Energy Union, at a low price, which saves on duties. Then the offshore can sell it anywhere and at any price — all the money will remain in its accounts. This makes of course only sense if these companies are affiliated. Just coincidently the director of the russian branch of Energy Union is also a employee of Energoresurs, and his wife acted as the assignee under the loan agreement for Energoresurs.
Uspenskaya railroad station used to be a border station between Russia and Ukraine. Now it divides Rostov Oblast and occupied Donbas. At this small station, dubbed "The Bermuda Triangle" with only four tracks and no coal-loading equipment, according to customs declarations, wagons with coal are loaded and sent to the West. According to the internal Russian Railways system, which Ukrainian journalists from Inforpost accessed, records sometimes showed that several thousand railcars were supposedly stationed there at once — an impossibility.
The coal listed in customs declarations as “Russian” is, in fact, mined not in Russia but in coal mines in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk. It is then exported abroad by entities linked to Oleksandr Yanukovych, the son of the former president of Ukraine. In 2023–2024, these entities exported nearly half a million tons of anthracite, officially routed through Uspenskaya and the nearby Gukovo station.
Before the war, Donbas was the coal heart of Ukraine. In 2013, coal production in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions was over 60 million tons — roughly three-quarters of all of Ukraine’s coal production (and roughly one-fifth of Russia’s).
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09.02.202510:04
Putin orders to block telephone scammers after Russians stole over 250 billion rubles
The main suspects are of course “unfriendly states”.
The order does not mention that the fraudsters' call centers work perfectly well inside the country, and that the databases are leaked from russian banks and government agencies.
They promise to solve the problem by July 2025. 🤭
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The main suspects are of course “unfriendly states”.
The order does not mention that the fraudsters' call centers work perfectly well inside the country, and that the databases are leaked from russian banks and government agencies.
They promise to solve the problem by July 2025. 🤭
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09.02.202506:04
Ztler demanded Kanye West to get denied entry to russia and declare him persona non grata
Because of Nazism.
Russian "Veterans" were outraged that the rapper confessed his love for Hitler, and appealed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a request to ban him from entering the country - apparently so that the denazification process would not be disrupted.
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Because of Nazism.
Russian "Veterans" were outraged that the rapper confessed his love for Hitler, and appealed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a request to ban him from entering the country - apparently so that the denazification process would not be disrupted.
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09.02.202503:03
"We're going to storm, f*ck, f*ck," - a soldier without a finger and with an open wound in his leg was forcibly taken away from the hospital on crutches, shoved into an ambulance. Now he's already in the so-called "LNR"
Serviceman Nikolai Storublinsky (military unit 78064), who lost a finger on his hand and had an open, festering wound in his leg, was dragged out of a military hospital in Yeysk (Krasnodar Krai), shoved into an ambulance and sent to a unit in Luhansk. "We're going, f*cking, to storm, f*cking storm," says the man behind the camera, who recorded Storublinsky being put into the car. "Look at my wound!" the soldier shouts.
Continues in next post...
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Serviceman Nikolai Storublinsky (military unit 78064), who lost a finger on his hand and had an open, festering wound in his leg, was dragged out of a military hospital in Yeysk (Krasnodar Krai), shoved into an ambulance and sent to a unit in Luhansk. "We're going, f*cking, to storm, f*cking storm," says the man behind the camera, who recorded Storublinsky being put into the car. "Look at my wound!" the soldier shouts.
Continues in next post...
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08.02.202520:03
Joke of the day:
Russia entered the top 10 countries in the world in terms of research and development
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Russia entered the top 10 countries in the world in terms of research and development
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10.02.202513:05
Russian marketplaces have started selling Turkish Visa cards, which allow russians to pay for purchases both in foreign online stores and in offline stores abroad.
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09.02.202512:17
A tanker loaded with fuel oil is sinking in the port of Ust-Luga
In the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region, the tanker Koala, which sails under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, and is loaded with fuel oil, is sinking, report Z-media Fontanka, Rent-TV and Baza.
According to Fontanka, the emergency services received a message that the tanker had received a hole and was sinking. Allegedly, three explosions sounded in the engine room.
The version of Baza is that 130.000 tons of fuel oil were loaded onto the ship on January 9, it was at the third berth and was preparing to leave, when three powerful explosions thundered in the engine room. Later, the governor of the Leningrad region, Drozdenko, said that "a man-made incident occurred on the Koala tanker during the engine start, as a result of which the engine room was damaged."
According to media reports, the crew was evacuated, and booms were installed around the vessel in case of a fuel spill.
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In the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region, the tanker Koala, which sails under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, and is loaded with fuel oil, is sinking, report Z-media Fontanka, Rent-TV and Baza.
According to Fontanka, the emergency services received a message that the tanker had received a hole and was sinking. Allegedly, three explosions sounded in the engine room.
The version of Baza is that 130.000 tons of fuel oil were loaded onto the ship on January 9, it was at the third berth and was preparing to leave, when three powerful explosions thundered in the engine room. Later, the governor of the Leningrad region, Drozdenko, said that "a man-made incident occurred on the Koala tanker during the engine start, as a result of which the engine room was damaged."
According to media reports, the crew was evacuated, and booms were installed around the vessel in case of a fuel spill.
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09.02.202509:04
Suffocating
Krasnoyarsk is all in toxic smog. This is a common thing in winter.
Because the city with a population of a million in the "great gas superpower" is heated by coal.
There is no main gas supply there at all. And it is not known whether there will be.
But there is an abundance of cries about Europe perishing without russian gas.
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Krasnoyarsk is all in toxic smog. This is a common thing in winter.
Because the city with a population of a million in the "great gas superpower" is heated by coal.
There is no main gas supply there at all. And it is not known whether there will be.
But there is an abundance of cries about Europe perishing without russian gas.
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09.02.202505:04
What Z-landia doesn't need: economists and lawyers
Putin demanded to limit the enrollment of students wishing to study economics and lawyers in universities.
Putin demanded to exclude the "excessive" enrollment of students in universities in "unclaimed" specialties to "improve the quality" of admission.
During the meeting, the head of the Ministry of Non-Education and Science, Valery Falkov, said that the acute shortage of personnel in the labor market, in particular the shortage of engineers, "urgently requires the regulation of paid admission to universities" as it "should be aimed at the tasks of the state." Therefore he wants to take over the authority to agree on plans for paid admission to universities "regardless of departmental affiliation."
The "wrong students" like "economists and lawyers, who clearly do not meet the demand for personnel" should also be excluded from preferential loans for education at a rate of 3%.
These should be available "only for those entering priority specialties, primarily engineering."
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Putin demanded to limit the enrollment of students wishing to study economics and lawyers in universities.
Putin demanded to exclude the "excessive" enrollment of students in universities in "unclaimed" specialties to "improve the quality" of admission.
During the meeting, the head of the Ministry of Non-Education and Science, Valery Falkov, said that the acute shortage of personnel in the labor market, in particular the shortage of engineers, "urgently requires the regulation of paid admission to universities" as it "should be aimed at the tasks of the state." Therefore he wants to take over the authority to agree on plans for paid admission to universities "regardless of departmental affiliation."
The "wrong students" like "economists and lawyers, who clearly do not meet the demand for personnel" should also be excluded from preferential loans for education at a rate of 3%.
These should be available "only for those entering priority specialties, primarily engineering."
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09.02.202501:01
Russians are more concerned about inflation and rising prices than about the war and sanctions.
According to a survey conducted by the Levada Center, 63% of respondents are most concerned about rising prices, while 35% of respondents are concerned about the war.
Over the past three years, prices have increased by 31.7%, and food products by 11%, which takes away a large portion of income. Almost 2/3 of families are forced to spend more than half of their income on food, and 6-9% of russians barely have enough money even for basic nutrition.
Obviously they don't get the connection...
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According to a survey conducted by the Levada Center, 63% of respondents are most concerned about rising prices, while 35% of respondents are concerned about the war.
Over the past three years, prices have increased by 31.7%, and food products by 11%, which takes away a large portion of income. Almost 2/3 of families are forced to spend more than half of their income on food, and 6-9% of russians barely have enough money even for basic nutrition.
Obviously they don't get the connection...
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08.02.202519:17
Deputy Gurulev, who called for “killing 20% of Russians” in GULAGs, nuking Europe and bringing back the childlessness tax, was expelled from the Defense Committee.
Kommersant writes that conversations were held with the United Russia member on more than one occasion, with requests "to moderate the level of his public appearances", but Gurulev, obviously, preferred to continue "working on his popularity."
Now he will become a member of the local government committee, perhaps in order to increase the level of self-government of Gurulev himself?
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Kommersant writes that conversations were held with the United Russia member on more than one occasion, with requests "to moderate the level of his public appearances", but Gurulev, obviously, preferred to continue "working on his popularity."
Now he will become a member of the local government committee, perhaps in order to increase the level of self-government of Gurulev himself?
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10.02.202512:29
In Krasnodar, a residential complex was damaged by a UAV strike.
Governor Veniamin Kondratiev claims "that the debris of the downed drones fell on" the Tsentralny residential complex and hit the technical superstructure on its 19th floor. There were no casualties, emergency services are checking the damage to the building.
He also reported that another drone was shot down in Afipsky, Seversky district, and the pesky debris damaged a private residential building.
Residents of Krasnodar send numerous videos to the city publics with the consequences "of the fall of a UAV on the Tsentralny residential complex." They show shattered windows and shop windows. One of the videos shows an explosion on the roof.
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Governor Veniamin Kondratiev claims "that the debris of the downed drones fell on" the Tsentralny residential complex and hit the technical superstructure on its 19th floor. There were no casualties, emergency services are checking the damage to the building.
He also reported that another drone was shot down in Afipsky, Seversky district, and the pesky debris damaged a private residential building.
Residents of Krasnodar send numerous videos to the city publics with the consequences "of the fall of a UAV on the Tsentralny residential complex." They show shattered windows and shop windows. One of the videos shows an explosion on the roof.
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09.02.202512:03
Abramovich's Bugatti and Lamborghini arrested in Germany.
The prosecutor's office of Frankfurt am Main suspects 58-year-old Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich of circumventing sanctions. The department initiated an investigation and arrested four luxury cars that may belong to the businessman: a Mercedes, a Lamborghini and two Bugatti with a total value of several million euros.
They are currently stored in a specialized company for the sale of vintage and sports cars in Obersulm (Baden-Württemberg). Once arrested, they can no longer be sold, leased or mortgaged.
In addition, investigators from the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Central Office for the Execution of Sanctions searched several times the Leitenschlössl country villa in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Bavaria), of which Abramovich is also believed to be the ultimate owner. Several works of art were confiscated as evidence.
The villa, built at the end of the 19th century for a wealthy Munich chemist, previously belonged to the daughter of the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Tatyana Dyachenko. In 2005, the mayor of Garmisch-Partenkirchen said that Abramovich bought this property "through one of his companies." Local residents have seen the businessman there more than once.
In the German land registry, the company 'Parados Limited', registered in Liechtenstein, is now listed as the owner of the property.
The billionaire is suspected of violating the law on foreign trade and obligations to declare assets to the German Bundesbank and the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control. If convicted, Abramovich faces up to a year in prison or a fine.
The businessman's lawyer said that his client has nothing to do with either the villa or luxury cars.
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The prosecutor's office of Frankfurt am Main suspects 58-year-old Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich of circumventing sanctions. The department initiated an investigation and arrested four luxury cars that may belong to the businessman: a Mercedes, a Lamborghini and two Bugatti with a total value of several million euros.
They are currently stored in a specialized company for the sale of vintage and sports cars in Obersulm (Baden-Württemberg). Once arrested, they can no longer be sold, leased or mortgaged.
In addition, investigators from the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Central Office for the Execution of Sanctions searched several times the Leitenschlössl country villa in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Bavaria), of which Abramovich is also believed to be the ultimate owner. Several works of art were confiscated as evidence.
The villa, built at the end of the 19th century for a wealthy Munich chemist, previously belonged to the daughter of the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Tatyana Dyachenko. In 2005, the mayor of Garmisch-Partenkirchen said that Abramovich bought this property "through one of his companies." Local residents have seen the businessman there more than once.
In the German land registry, the company 'Parados Limited', registered in Liechtenstein, is now listed as the owner of the property.
The billionaire is suspected of violating the law on foreign trade and obligations to declare assets to the German Bundesbank and the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control. If convicted, Abramovich faces up to a year in prison or a fine.
The businessman's lawyer said that his client has nothing to do with either the villa or luxury cars.
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09.02.202508:05
The miraculous multiplication
January 2 : "Ministry of Transport: 2.400 tons of fuel oil spilled into the Black Sea after tanker wreck"
A month later: "More than 178.000 tons of oil products collected in the Black Sea"
It's a mystery how it happened that the tankers were transporting 9.200 tons of fuel oil, of which 2.400 leaked, but authorities managed to collect 178.000 tons.
Most likely, all the sand collected is considered oil products and they report to their superiors on a large scale, like, "look, how we're working, we collected 178.000 tons of oil products."
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January 2 : "Ministry of Transport: 2.400 tons of fuel oil spilled into the Black Sea after tanker wreck"
A month later: "More than 178.000 tons of oil products collected in the Black Sea"
It's a mystery how it happened that the tankers were transporting 9.200 tons of fuel oil, of which 2.400 leaked, but authorities managed to collect 178.000 tons.
Most likely, all the sand collected is considered oil products and they report to their superiors on a large scale, like, "look, how we're working, we collected 178.000 tons of oil products."
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09.02.202505:01
Drunk truck driver responsible for three fatal accidents, killing three to go to war. No trial
In December in Petrozavodsk, 42-year-old Volvo truck driver Pavel B., while intoxicated, drove into the oncoming lane and collided with a car. As a result, the 20-year-old driver of the car and his 23-year-old passenger died. Two more passengers, aged 18 and 22, were hospitalized, but one didn't survive.
Earlier, the court sent the driver into custody, however, as reported by "FaktorNovosti", he signed a contract before the New Year and will now go to fight with Ukraine.
Before the fatal accident, as noted by Karelian media, he had already been deprived of his license twice for drunk driving.
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In December in Petrozavodsk, 42-year-old Volvo truck driver Pavel B., while intoxicated, drove into the oncoming lane and collided with a car. As a result, the 20-year-old driver of the car and his 23-year-old passenger died. Two more passengers, aged 18 and 22, were hospitalized, but one didn't survive.
Earlier, the court sent the driver into custody, however, as reported by "FaktorNovosti", he signed a contract before the New Year and will now go to fight with Ukraine.
Before the fatal accident, as noted by Karelian media, he had already been deprived of his license twice for drunk driving.
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08.02.202522:59
Again and again Z-channels moan about how their dear commanders treat russian soldiers like cattle: either sign a contract or be zeroed out in assaults.
“The birds are bringing on their tails that in the troop groups “Dnepr” and “South” there is another surge in activity in herding those mobilized for a contract.
Unit commanders, chiefs of staff, and deputy commanders for military-political work have been instructed to hold discussions with personnel about concluding contracts with the Ministry of Defense.
The official wording is as follows: to organize agitation among military personnel called up for mobilization, with the aim of increasing the staffing of units and military units with military personnel serving under contract .
As far as I can see, the counter-spending of mobilized troops is hardly intended to ensure the maintenance of the total number of active contingent troops, since mobilized troops are already part of it. Other mechanisms of carrots and sticks are used for these purposes.
The first thing that comes to mind is increasing the overall reporting indicators for contract soldiers, i.e. juggling with numbers and statistical smoke and mirrors. Everything is fine and according to plan with us, the army is being replenished with contract soldiers, there is no shortage of personnel - not like the buffed hohols.
Furthermore, it is possible to save on the pay of contract soldiers, unlike mobilized soldiers. …
Plus, the contraction of mobilized people formally reduces the social basis for internal tension. In fact, however, the tension itself does not go away, since contracts that have no expiration date are simply another form of enslavement, but it is precisely the formally official structures that have something to answer for - here are the signed contracts, what claims can there be against us? Whether these contracts were signed voluntarily or under duress is no longer important for the formal justification. And the facts of duress still need to be proven.
Besides, if we (we are talking about this hypothetically for now) suddenly have a truce, then it is quite obvious that the contractual nature of the mobilized will allow us to keep these people in service for some time, thereby stopping their mass break for freedom, which, apparently, seems undesirable for social and political reasons, including image costs. It is easy to guess that the official talking heads will confidently adjust the propaganda base from alternative reinforced concrete to this matter about preserving the backbone of the army from "our experienced warriors" (c). At the same time, I strongly suspect that this maneuver will not affect the real preservation (not to mention the increase) of combat readiness.
What is characteristic is that this very "agitation among military personnel" also comes down to coercion (I quote): "We, the remnants of the mobilized, are forced to sign contracts under the threat of being sent to storm troop operations. This is not only true in our regiment, it is the same in neighboring ones" and "At the request of a senior commander, military personnel who refuse to sign contracts will be transferred to infantry units, regardless of their specialties and positions held." That is, in addition to the prospect of a "final solution to the issue" of the fed-up mobilized personnel and their families (who are paying for the mistakes of 2022 and the five-hundredth career mortgage holders) by imposing on them a simple fork of either counter-spending or merging in storm troop operations, we also have another example of a careless attitude towards the issue of the overall combat effectiveness of units - the task of counter-spending clearly turns out to be more significant than the professional skills of people," - "Philologist in Ambush."
In short, contracts under threat of execution to have numbers on paper, save a bit and keep mobilized on a short leash in case of a truce. No wonder that the Z-author uses the term "final solution."
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“The birds are bringing on their tails that in the troop groups “Dnepr” and “South” there is another surge in activity in herding those mobilized for a contract.
Unit commanders, chiefs of staff, and deputy commanders for military-political work have been instructed to hold discussions with personnel about concluding contracts with the Ministry of Defense.
The official wording is as follows: to organize agitation among military personnel called up for mobilization, with the aim of increasing the staffing of units and military units with military personnel serving under contract .
As far as I can see, the counter-spending of mobilized troops is hardly intended to ensure the maintenance of the total number of active contingent troops, since mobilized troops are already part of it. Other mechanisms of carrots and sticks are used for these purposes.
The first thing that comes to mind is increasing the overall reporting indicators for contract soldiers, i.e. juggling with numbers and statistical smoke and mirrors. Everything is fine and according to plan with us, the army is being replenished with contract soldiers, there is no shortage of personnel - not like the buffed hohols.
Furthermore, it is possible to save on the pay of contract soldiers, unlike mobilized soldiers. …
Plus, the contraction of mobilized people formally reduces the social basis for internal tension. In fact, however, the tension itself does not go away, since contracts that have no expiration date are simply another form of enslavement, but it is precisely the formally official structures that have something to answer for - here are the signed contracts, what claims can there be against us? Whether these contracts were signed voluntarily or under duress is no longer important for the formal justification. And the facts of duress still need to be proven.
Besides, if we (we are talking about this hypothetically for now) suddenly have a truce, then it is quite obvious that the contractual nature of the mobilized will allow us to keep these people in service for some time, thereby stopping their mass break for freedom, which, apparently, seems undesirable for social and political reasons, including image costs. It is easy to guess that the official talking heads will confidently adjust the propaganda base from alternative reinforced concrete to this matter about preserving the backbone of the army from "our experienced warriors" (c). At the same time, I strongly suspect that this maneuver will not affect the real preservation (not to mention the increase) of combat readiness.
What is characteristic is that this very "agitation among military personnel" also comes down to coercion (I quote): "We, the remnants of the mobilized, are forced to sign contracts under the threat of being sent to storm troop operations. This is not only true in our regiment, it is the same in neighboring ones" and "At the request of a senior commander, military personnel who refuse to sign contracts will be transferred to infantry units, regardless of their specialties and positions held." That is, in addition to the prospect of a "final solution to the issue" of the fed-up mobilized personnel and their families (who are paying for the mistakes of 2022 and the five-hundredth career mortgage holders) by imposing on them a simple fork of either counter-spending or merging in storm troop operations, we also have another example of a careless attitude towards the issue of the overall combat effectiveness of units - the task of counter-spending clearly turns out to be more significant than the professional skills of people," - "Philologist in Ambush."
In short, contracts under threat of execution to have numbers on paper, save a bit and keep mobilized on a short leash in case of a truce. No wonder that the Z-author uses the term "final solution."
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08.02.202518:47
The building of the former Elektrozavod caught fire in Moscow — about 60 people were trapped inside
Eyewitnesses report that people tried to escape through the windows, and rollerdrome visitors found a stepladder and evacuated through the utility room.
Officially, there are 10 victims, and the preliminary cause of the fire is said to be a short circuit.
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Eyewitnesses report that people tried to escape through the windows, and rollerdrome visitors found a stepladder and evacuated through the utility room.
Officially, there are 10 victims, and the preliminary cause of the fire is said to be a short circuit.
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