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The governor of Transbaikalia wiped his snot on the official. He claims he doesn't remember this

The footage that appeared online yesterday shows how Governor Alexander Osipov decided to first pick his nose and then wipe his snot on the head of the forestry department, Elena Shalyapina.

At that moment, the official was reporting on the situation with fires in the region.

Now the deputy chairman of the regional government, Vyacheslav Kulakov, claims that the governor was only scratching his nose:

“We discussed the situation with the governor. All that Alexander Mikhailovich remembered: a strong fire, smoke, a lot of midges... Today we found the full video - surprisingly, it turned out exactly like that. After looking at it, he said: “It’s not always possible to put out a fire, scratch your nose, and clarify the report at the same time.” Kulakov is quoted by the publication “Rise.”

The governor hopes that this situation will not upset Chaliapin, the government added.

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Convicted ex-policeman commands Akhmat special forces unit

Bekkhan Yunusov, an ex-police officer from the Moscow region, convicted of abuse of office and accused of fraud, commands the "Aid" unit, which is part of "Akhmat", the BBC Russian Service has established . His identity was confirmed to the media by 2 sources.

Despite his frequent participation in propaganda videos, Yunusov prefers to hide his face under a balaclava. With reason.

Yunusov served in the police. In 2016, he began calling himself "Reaper" in social media. Around the same time, media began writing about the "Khimki Batman," who attacked drug dens in the Moscow region and beat up their visitors.

Yunusov was sentenced to 4 years for abuse of office, but was released on parole. Soon after accused of fraud - offered help in solving problems for a million rubles. Yunusov was detained while receiving the money. Even before the trial, in 2023, he signed a contract with the Akhmat special forces and avoided a new sentence.

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Yulia Navalnaya received the international Vanguardia Awards in Barcelona "for women's courage."

At the same time, another Navalnaya, 26-year-old Irina , a native of Mariupol, was sentenced by the Rostov-on-Don District Military Court to 8 years in a general regime penal colony on charges of preparing a terrorist attack during the "referendum" on the annexation of the self-proclaimed DPR to Russia in September 2022.

And no one will remember this other Navalnaya nor will she get an award for courage.

Irina Navalnaya was subjected to terrible torture in prison, including because of her last name.

"'Ah, Navalnaya, well, you're like Navalny's illegitimate daughter.' And they put her up against the wall and put a gun to her head", says Irina's mother. "And they call their own people, like, 'Come on, if you want to see Navalnaya.'"

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Typical fake bravery of Steven Seagal. If he truly felt that way he would simply enlist.

Typical day fighting Russians

Russian drone

A small fox visited the defenders for canned food in Chernihiv and then became a regular guest🦊

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Russian soldiers abandoning Russian tank in Zaporizhzhia after being hit

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🇰🇵 North Korean soldiers are already fighting in Ukraine, and several thousand North Korean troops are undergoing training in Russia and may be deployed to the front lines in the future, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

Citing The Washington Post, analysts report that South Korean and Ukrainian officials have stated that North Korean soldiers are already operating alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

A representative of Ukrainian military intelligence stated that some North Korean officers are observing Russian troops and studying the battlefield in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. However, Ukraine has not yet seen North Korean units actively operating in Ukraine.

“A Ukrainian official added that ‘several thousand’ North Korean infantrymen are being trained in Russia, and the Russian military command may deploy them to the front lines in Ukraine by the end of 2024 or to Russia’s border regions to free up Russian ‘reserves’ for combat in Ukraine,” ISW reports.

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In Odintsovo, Moscow Region, an attack was committed on a former associate of Akhmat Kadyrov and former deputy chairman of the Ingush government, Sherip Alikhadzhiev

This was reported by Kommersant and other media. The attack occurred late in the evening, when Alikhadzhiev was returning home, he received serious injuries and was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of a local hospital.

Previously, Alikhadzhiev was one of Akhmat Kadyrov's closest associates during the first Chechen war, and later held the post of deputy chairman of the government of Ingushetia.

Prior to the attack, Ramzan Kadyrov announced his intention to declare a blood feud against Senator Kerimov and State Duma deputies Bekkhan Barakhoev (Ingushetia) and Rizvan Kurbanov (Dagestan), who allegedly tried to order his murder.

It is believed that Kerimov is protecting businesswoman Tatyana Kim and the merger of Wildberries with Russ, and Kadyrov is protecting Vladislav Bakalchuk, who is trying to stop what is happening against the backdrop of a divorce.

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Russia's 155th brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet lost 2400 out of their 3000 personnel in the battles for Vuhledar, an 80% loss, according to BBC Russian Service investigative report.

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I am on my president's side

Actor Steven Seagal said he was ready to take part in the war on the side of Russia and even die for Putin at the front.

So when will you be enlisting Steven?

📩 🐵 According to him, at the very beginning of the "Special Military Operation" he sent Putin a letter in which he said that if necessary he would give his life for the president

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Ops-ops-ops, what's going on? 💬

Feodosia, Crimea. Another oil tank exploded at the oil depot that was attacked four days ago 🤨

The numerical superiority of Russian forces over Ukraine on the battlefield will likely begin to decrease by the end of this year, according to American military analyst Michael Kofman.

Kofman believes that while the Kremlin continues to pressure Ukraine, suffering high levels of attrition, it is now beginning to struggle under “very significant constraints.”

“Battlefield advantage is likely to diminish as we enter this winter and look toward 2025,” said Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

However, he cautioned against expecting Russia to run out of equipment or personnel soon. Still, he believes Moscow will not be able to sustain its current pace of attack for long.

Kofman’s first explanation is that Moscow is replacing significant losses of equipment with Soviet-era weapons, but even these reserve stocks will not last indefinitely.

“Russia is depleting its Soviet-era assets, and the production rate of new equipment is quite low compared to the battlefield losses. This means that the Russian military is increasingly forced to adapt tactics to minimize losses, which also reduces their ability to achieve any operationally significant breakthroughs,” says the expert.

High payments to contract soldiers in Russia indicate that recruitment efforts are under pressure, he points out. Kofman believes that the Russian government will struggle to maintain the surge in bonuses and benefits it offers to new recruits.

“It’s clear that, at this rate of losses, Russia’s contract recruitment campaign will not be sustainable. This doesn’t necessarily mean that Russia will face a manpower shortage soon, but it’s evident they are encountering difficulties,” Business Insider quotes Kofman.

For instance, the British Ministry of Defense has estimated that the Kremlin will lose 1,000 soldiers daily during the coming winter, after suffering record daily losses in May and September.

The slow and costly pace of hostilities has consequences not only for the front lines in Ukraine but also for Russia’s wartime economy. It remains unclear how long Moscow can continue increasing its war budget.

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