The profit of the leading airlines reached a record 88 billion rubles

The net profit of S7 Airlines grew 2.3 times and reached 34.4 billion rubles, and the profit of Ural Airlines increased 2.5 times to 13.5 billion rubles, which was a record for both companies in at least six years . The profit of Pobeda increased by 4.4 times, reaching the maximum level of 15 billion rubles in the history of the carrier.

After the imposition of sanctions against the Russian Federation, Aeroflot and its subsidiary Rossiya stopped disclosing financial statements, the newspaper recalls. In 2021, they recorded a net loss of 45.6 billion and 382 million rubles of net income, respectively.

According to experts interviewed by RBC, airlines' profits grew due to government subsidies and cost optimization. State support in 2022 amounted to a record 172.3 billion rubles, with 100 billion rubles. were allocated to support domestic flights. The funds were distributed among 32 airlines, half of which was received by the Aeroflot group.

Thanks to subsidies, it was possible to prevent the rise in ticket prices, while maintaining the availability of air transportation for the population. And the seat occupancy rate rose to 84% (+2.5 p.p.). Deferred lease payments, the end of costly aircraft maintenance abroad, and the use of stocks of spare parts instead of buying new ones also played a role.

Earlier, the Ministry of Transport requested government subsidies for domestic airlines for transportation in the summer season, Vedomosti wrote. For the winter season (November 2022 — March 2023), airlines were allocated RUB 25.3 billion, which made it possible to transport 27.4 million passengers within the country. The agency fears that due to the lack of subsidies to carriers, prices for flights in the summer schedule will increase.

In Q1 2023, Russian airlines increased passenger traffic by 4.5% to 20.7 million compared to the same period in 2022, and as of April 16, airlines carried 24 million passengers, 709,000 more than planned. The forecast for passenger traffic for the whole of 2023 is 101 million passengers, Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev said at the end of March.

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Special Forces of the 6th Army of the Western Military District sends another "digger" into low Earth orbit.

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Pevkur: it will take another month before the start of the Ukrainian offensive

According to Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur, the biggest obstacle to the start of the Ukrainian counter-offensive remains rainy weather, and it will take at least a month before active hostilities begin.

Pevkur said this in an interview with ERR after the meeting of the Ukrainian Support Group at the Ramstein military base in Germany.

"If you listen to the opinions [voiced at the base] Ramstein, then it may be another month before we can talk about a real counteroffensive. If the weather changes, it may happen earlier. If not, then it will take a month, maybe two," Pevkur said.

According to him, the obstacle at the moment is not the absence, for example, of Abrams tanks, but the weather conditions in Ukraine.

“The Abrams tanks are not decisive in the spring offensive. The Leopard coalition [of countries that provided tanks to Ukraine] was strong, and quite a lot of equipment has already been transferred to Ukraine, and quite a lot of it is on the way there. The biggest obstacle to the counteroffensive, which is probably the weather is rather rainy, and this makes it difficult for heavy equipment to move. Ukrainians are more likely to wait for the weather to improve in order to start a larger-scale liberation of the territories," Pevkur said.

He added that the meeting in Germany also discussed the issues of education of Ukrainians in Western countries.

"We also focused on how the training of the nine brigades that formed the Allies was; on what kind of equipment the nine brigades that partly arrived in Ukraine and partly arrive. The Western Allies taught Ukraine at a fairly high level how to conduct a counteroffensive. Information and coordination under the American leadership were quite impressive. And we looked at what needs might arise when the Ukrainian counterattack begins, "said the head of the Estonian military department.

According to Pevkur, in addition to air defence, the Ukrainians are in great need of ammunition. There are also specific needs, including heavy trucks and trailers. The issue of providing Ukraine with Western-style fighters is also being considered.

"The allies have a very accurate idea of what the Ukrainians need," Pevkur said.

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Saldo denied reports of a Ukrainian foothold on the left bank of the Dnieper

SIMFEROPOL, April 23 — RIA Novosti. The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have any bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper, said the acting governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“I officially declare that as of April 23, there are no enemy bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper near Aleshki, as well as in any other places on the left bank of the Kherson region or on the Kinburn Spit. Our military is in full control of the territory,” he stressed. He.
According to Saldo, there may be cases of enemy sabotage groups landing, which manage to take a selfie on the left bank before being covered by artillery or thrown into the water by Russian fighters.

The politician noted that false reports about the footholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left bank are spreading Ukrainian resources, trying to misinform and demoralize the population of the liberated territories.

“Unfortunately, due to the desire for sensationalism or lack of experience, some of our information platforms are caught on this bait. I urge all media workers and bloggers to trust only official sources, double-check information before publishing this kind of “sensation,” said Saldo.

Kherson region became part of Russia following a referendum. The Ukrainian side does not recognize its legitimacy and continues to shell the region. Under the control of Russia is 75% of the territory of the Kherson region, and the right bank of the Dnieper, including Kherson, is held by Ukraine.

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Interception of a conversation between Ukrainian Armed Forces militants who decided to shoot a wounded soldier of Wagner PMC
04/23/2023 at 12:55 pm

- Cerberus, we smoked him out of the fag hole. What to do with it?
- Is he alive?
- Yes, alive, 300th. (300 — code word for wounded)
- Shoot him nah.
- We do not take prisoners, finish him.
- I told the boys so, look back, our boys also wanted to live.
- Don't stand any ceremony with anyone, shoot them all...

Translated from RVvoenkor

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No more taking prisoners in Bakhmut, — head of Wagner PMC

E. Prigozhin's comments about the audio interception of the conversation of the UAF militants, where they decide to shoot the wounded soldier of the PMC "Wagner" and not take anyone prisoner:

"Of course, I have heard this audio interception long before it got into the media. I can say one thing, that this audio intercept about Ukrainians shooting our wounded prisoners has a very serious humanitarian significance. And we will never violate international laws of humanism. And the law of humanism begins from the moment you take a person prisoner. Take him prisoner, start taking care of him, treat him, do not injure him and return him home after some time, by exchange or just if you like it. We have returned POW sometimes just like that. Therefore, we will not violate the rules of humanism. And we will simply destroy everyone on the battlefield. Therefore, this law will be called the law of the 300th. We still do not know the name of our wounded guy, who has been shot by the Ukrainian scoundrels. And we will kill all those who are on the battlefield. We will not take a single prisoner anymore."

Translated from RVvoenkor
Also, a voice message from E. Prigozhin, as an evidence.
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Ukrainian trenches in the Zaporozhye direction.

From Ukrainian propaganda channel

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In the early morning, two Ukrainian maritime drones attempted to strike a coastal bay in Sevastopol

According to the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, one was destroyed by the PPDO forces, and the second exploded spontaneously. At the moment, all drones are affected. The Sevastopol Bay was blocked for the movement of ships.

🔻In this case, the attack by naval drones is more like assessing the state of the defence of the Black Sea Fleet before the announced offensive, which should happen to please the West, regardless of the readiness of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for this.

At the same time, at the beginning or right before the resumption of hostilities, one should expect a massive launch of both unmanned aerial vehicles and marine vehicles, as well as strikes from the Grom-2 OTRK, the geography of which has expanded.

Today's attempt is unlikely to be the only one. The closer the start of the offensive is, the more actively the Armed Forces of Ukraine will act to probe the defence of Crimea and stress the local population.

Translated from Rybar

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The United States did not issue visas to Russian journalists accompanying Sergei Lavrov to the UN Security Council

"The country that calls itself the strongest, the smartest, the freest, the most fair, has chickened out," this is how the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry commented on this situation.

American journalists in Russia will experience all the discomfort and inconvenience after the US does not issue visas to their Russian colleagues — RIA Novosti diplomatic source.

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