Are they sure this wasn’t a practical lesson in economics and the consequences of a lack of investment in infrastructure?
When you have to use a pick axe to get your table out of a block of ice.
Well, he seems nice.
Sergey Naryshkin, the head of the Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, one of the most ideological and least competent Putin's cronies, warned today that any Russian who ever participated in US-funded exchange or educational programs is the "fifth column" being activated right now. @a_burakova notices that Naryshkin was a participant of a USAID program back in 2004. Evil clowns.
Seems par for the course to me.
The story behind this fire is pretty wild.
Update on the Wildberries fire in St. Petersburg, Russia
-- Cameras and fire alarms were turned off: The fire alarm was turned off. The cameras in the warehouses in Shushary were turned off 30 minutes before the fire. The Investigative Committee has already opened three criminal cases. The instigators of the fight and the looters are identified.
-- Presumptive caused is ethnic rivalries between Caucasians and Central Asians: People from two post-Soviet republics are suspected of being involved in a fire at a warehouse in Shushary (St. Petersburg). The Caucasian diaspora, feeling at home in St. Petersburg, provoked the Central Asian diaspora into conflict with stabbings and shootings.
By the time the police intervened, the warehouse was already on fire and the massacre continued. The cameras recorded huge thefts during the evacuation, for the sake of which it is possible that the whole process was started in order to organize looting.
A significant part of expensive goods was stolen. The rest burned down. The “elders” who arrived from both diasporas did not allow the firefighters, who were already quite late, to enter for a long time. Then everything was caught on video and spread across the Internet.
Here’s a fire at a Russian military base. What’s interesting about this one is the Russian soldier cheering it on and taking selfie video of it.
More frozen Russians.
That’s some fancy flying.
Presenting — the world’s second best army. 😅
This is necessary not because Ukraine indiscriminately bombs civilians, but because of falling Russian air defense missiles.
The most interesting statement is about how drones and minefields have halted offensives on both sides.
* Missile strikes by Russia aim to declare 2023 "victorious" for the aggressor. Russians have not achieved real military successes.
* However, Russian missiles have several shortcomings. They often miss their targets. We promptly sent our response, targeting their military objects.
* Since late summer 2023, there's been an increase in Russia's production of ammunition. At the same time, we observe a decline in the quality of these projectiles.
* Intensive use of drones on both sides has made it impossible to conduct offensive operations for both Russians and Ukrainians. Another factor is the density of minefields not seen since World War II.
* We have solutions for drones – electronic countermeasures. Specialized equipment is needed for mines.
* The northern part of the Black Sea is under Ukraine's control, including gas platforms. Maritime export corridors vital to our economy are operational again despite risks.
* We regularly attack the enemy's military fleet and port facilities, forcing Russians to hastily shift everything to the south. They are attempting to create a naval base in Ochamchire on the occupied territory of Georgia.
Russia’s 1,500-kilogram fuel air explosive bomb creates a fireball with a 500-foot radius.
More happy reunions.
Good that he has a new home far from the fighting.
Kombat Kitty îs ready to rock and roll.