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I saw the video of a steam train a couple of days ago, but then I thought it might be a Christmas version, a usual thing for the holidays.
But as you can see in the video now, it's not a Christmas carriage, it's a standard train, only steam-powered.
This may indicate that the stock of diesel locomotives has been fully mobilised, and even steam traction is going to be used.
Here we should thank Yulia Timoshenko: during her rule almost the entire stock of steam locomotives in Ukraine's state reserve was scrapped. And there were, in fact, several hundred locomotives in storage. Now they would help Kiev a great deal, but they are no longer available. So, apparently, they will try to launch the surviving units, but that will not make a difference.
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But as you can see in the video now, it's not a Christmas carriage, it's a standard train, only steam-powered.
This may indicate that the stock of diesel locomotives has been fully mobilised, and even steam traction is going to be used.
Here we should thank Yulia Timoshenko: during her rule almost the entire stock of steam locomotives in Ukraine's state reserve was scrapped. And there were, in fact, several hundred locomotives in storage. Now they would help Kiev a great deal, but they are no longer available. So, apparently, they will try to launch the surviving units, but that will not make a difference.
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⚡️"This is not our war": Germans protests against support for Ukrainazis
German residents ask authorities to stop sending money and weapons to Ukraine. People distribute leaflets and draw graffiti with the hashtag "this is not our war".
💥Source: CSRC Agency
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German residents ask authorities to stop sending money and weapons to Ukraine. People distribute leaflets and draw graffiti with the hashtag "this is not our war".
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❗️In Odessa, local authorities began to dismantle the monument to Catherine II who established the port city in 1794.
It is not the first time this monument built in 1900 is dismantled. It was done in 1920 by Soviets, but it 2007 it was restored again.
“God loves Trinity”, Russians say.
It is not the first time this monument built in 1900 is dismantled. It was done in 1920 by Soviets, but it 2007 it was restored again.
“God loves Trinity”, Russians say.
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Japan Set to Import First Crude Shipment From Russia Since May
Imports to resume as government pushes for energy security.
Oil imports from Sakhalin needed to maintain LNG output: Japan.
Japan is set to import its first crude oil shipment from Russia in more than half a year, as the government pushes energy importers to stockpile fuel in a bid to avoid future shortages.
The Aframax Zaliv Baikal vessel is sailing to Japan after loading from the Sakhalin-2 facility in Russia’s far east on Wednesday, according to ship tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Japan hasn’t imported a Russian oil shipment since May, shipping data show.
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Imports to resume as government pushes for energy security.
Oil imports from Sakhalin needed to maintain LNG output: Japan.
Japan is set to import its first crude oil shipment from Russia in more than half a year, as the government pushes energy importers to stockpile fuel in a bid to avoid future shortages.
The Aframax Zaliv Baikal vessel is sailing to Japan after loading from the Sakhalin-2 facility in Russia’s far east on Wednesday, according to ship tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Japan hasn’t imported a Russian oil shipment since May, shipping data show.
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Iranian journalist threatened Ukraine with a return to the pre-industrial era. What could be better?
"Only a diplomatic conflict between Tehran and Kiev.
"It is not a threat, it is a warning. The slightest action that threatens the security of the Iranian people will return Kiev to the pre-industrial era," said Iranian journalist Reza Abbasi.
He published this message on social media as a comment on the statements of Ukrainian President's Office adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak.
▪️The latter had declared the possibility of a strike on Tehran's enterprises because of their military and technical cooperation with Moscow.
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"Only a diplomatic conflict between Tehran and Kiev.
"It is not a threat, it is a warning. The slightest action that threatens the security of the Iranian people will return Kiev to the pre-industrial era," said Iranian journalist Reza Abbasi.
He published this message on social media as a comment on the statements of Ukrainian President's Office adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak.
▪️The latter had declared the possibility of a strike on Tehran's enterprises because of their military and technical cooperation with Moscow.
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⚡️⚡️Key updates on Russia and #UkraineCrisis as on December 29
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected Zelensky's "formula for peace”, calling it “an illusion”.
"Putting forward all sorts of ideas and "formulas of peace", Zelensky cherishes the illusion of achieving, with the help of the West, the withdrawal of our troops from the Russian territory of Donbass, Crimea, Zaporozhye and Kherson region, the payment of reparations by Russia, the appearance of "surrender to international tribunals," etc. Of course, we will not talk to anyone on such terms,"— the Foreign Minister said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Sergey Lavrov also accused Vladimir Zelensky of stopping the Russian-Ukrainian negotiation process that began in February "at the behest of the Anglo-Saxons." At the same time, as the diplomat noted, several rounds of negotiations demonstrated the possibility of concluding "mutually acceptable agreements."
🛡Deadlock or advance?
Fighting in Ukraine is currently at a deadlock as neither Ukraine nor Russia can make significant advances, the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov told the BBC. "The situation is just stuck", he added.
While Budanov claimed Russia was "now completely at a dead end" suffering very significant losses, and he believes Kremlin could announce another mobilisation of conscripts, Ukrainian forces still lacked resources to move forward in multiple areas.
This comes just a say after NYT published a report stating that “Ukrainian forces edged closer to reclaiming that small but strategically important city” — Kreminna/Kremennaya/ where fighting is the most intense at the moment and, as per pro-Russian authorities on the ground, “situation remains tense”. Kreminna is a gateway to two strategic cities, Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, that Russian forces took under control backing summer.
🔫Cyber weapon
Russian hacker group RaHDit has revealed names of over 100 NATO officers fighting against Russia in the cyber domain, a group's member told Sputnik on Thursday.
"It is the NATO centers that are really behind the cyberattacks while employees of Ukrainian security forces and community activists act only as a cover," the hacker said. The full list is published on NemeZida website in the "Foreign accomplices and mercenaries" subsection.
The source claimed that Ukrainian hacker groups IT Army of Ukraine and Save UA "have to create the appearance that Ukrainians are doing it themselves," but NATO has "people behind their backs who show them what they should be doing, who guide them, and they often themselves engage in active activities in cyberspace."
🤡Cyber defense
Russian Ministry of Education sent a letter to the regional educational institutions on the growing danger of cyber attacks, Kommersant learned. The ministry proposes to stop allowing updates of foreign software, as well as to block foreign traffic and exclude downloading files from foreign resources. Regulators' attention to the educational segment has intensified after the pro-Ukrainian hacker’s attack on the Moscow Electronic School service, experts say. But the proposed measures, in their opinion, will not be very effective.
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⚔Peace formulaThe Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected Zelensky's "formula for peace”, calling it “an illusion”.
"Putting forward all sorts of ideas and "formulas of peace", Zelensky cherishes the illusion of achieving, with the help of the West, the withdrawal of our troops from the Russian territory of Donbass, Crimea, Zaporozhye and Kherson region, the payment of reparations by Russia, the appearance of "surrender to international tribunals," etc. Of course, we will not talk to anyone on such terms,"— the Foreign Minister said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Sergey Lavrov also accused Vladimir Zelensky of stopping the Russian-Ukrainian negotiation process that began in February "at the behest of the Anglo-Saxons." At the same time, as the diplomat noted, several rounds of negotiations demonstrated the possibility of concluding "mutually acceptable agreements."
🛡Deadlock or advance?
Fighting in Ukraine is currently at a deadlock as neither Ukraine nor Russia can make significant advances, the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov told the BBC. "The situation is just stuck", he added.
While Budanov claimed Russia was "now completely at a dead end" suffering very significant losses, and he believes Kremlin could announce another mobilisation of conscripts, Ukrainian forces still lacked resources to move forward in multiple areas.
This comes just a say after NYT published a report stating that “Ukrainian forces edged closer to reclaiming that small but strategically important city” — Kreminna/Kremennaya/ where fighting is the most intense at the moment and, as per pro-Russian authorities on the ground, “situation remains tense”. Kreminna is a gateway to two strategic cities, Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, that Russian forces took under control backing summer.
🔫Cyber weapon
Russian hacker group RaHDit has revealed names of over 100 NATO officers fighting against Russia in the cyber domain, a group's member told Sputnik on Thursday.
"It is the NATO centers that are really behind the cyberattacks while employees of Ukrainian security forces and community activists act only as a cover," the hacker said. The full list is published on NemeZida website in the "Foreign accomplices and mercenaries" subsection.
The source claimed that Ukrainian hacker groups IT Army of Ukraine and Save UA "have to create the appearance that Ukrainians are doing it themselves," but NATO has "people behind their backs who show them what they should be doing, who guide them, and they often themselves engage in active activities in cyberspace."
🤡Cyber defense
Russian Ministry of Education sent a letter to the regional educational institutions on the growing danger of cyber attacks, Kommersant learned. The ministry proposes to stop allowing updates of foreign software, as well as to block foreign traffic and exclude downloading files from foreign resources. Regulators' attention to the educational segment has intensified after the pro-Ukrainian hacker’s attack on the Moscow Electronic School service, experts say. But the proposed measures, in their opinion, will not be very effective.
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The Russian Army eliminated a mercenary from Australia, Sage O'Donnel.
The death of the fighter was reported by his relatives on his pages in social networks.
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The death of the fighter was reported by his relatives on his pages in social networks.
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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦💡 Russia's massive Missile Strike on Infrastructure Sites in #Ukraine on 29 Dec 2022 - what is known by 12:00⚡️
💥 The RF Armed Forces have launched another massive missile strike on facilities across #Ukraine.
This time the targets were not only energy facilities, but also, apparently, Ukrainian air defence position areas. Like last time, to identify the air defence position areas, they first launched decoy missiles and then engaged the targets.
Immediately after the air alert was declared, at least in the #Sumy, #Dnepropetrovsk and #Odessa regions, the power supply was cut off to try to cover up damage to infrastructure.
▪️ At least four arrivals are known in #Kiev. An industrial enterprise in the Goloseevsky district, an unidentified facility in the Darnytskyi district and a S-300 surface-to-air missile defence system of the Ukrainian air defence system were hit. The underground is out of operation in the city and the lights are partially out.
▪️ At least five strikes were counted in the #Odessa region. One of them hit an air defence position near #Aleksandrovka. The 160th anti-aircraft missile brigade of the AFU is located relatively close to #Radostnoye.
A hit was recorded at the Usatovo 330kV substation. Judging by the photo, the 330/110 autotransformer was again targeted. Explosions were also heard in the village of #Kotovskogo.
▪️ At least five blasts hit #Kharkov. Electric transport, including the underground, came to a complete halt in the city, and heating, hot and cold water was lost in some areas.
One of the targets was most likely CHP-3 near the Turboatom plant in the Nemyshlyansky district.
It is possible that the Turboatom workshops were hit. Locals reported four arrivals in that area. Last week we reported (https://t.me/rybar/42234) that the plant was operational.
▪️ In #Lvov, locals reported at least 3 arrivals, after which the city has almost completely lost power and transport is not functioning.
The sounds of flying missiles could be heard over #Ternovitsa, near where the #Yavoriv training ground, where foreign mercenaries undergo training, is located.
▪️ At least two strikes occurred in the #Ternopil region. There is a 330 kV Ternopolska substation and a repair plant in the region.
▪️ Local sources reported explosions at an unnamed facility in #Nikolaev.
At the same time, Russian troops launched MLRS strikes from the territory of #Kherson Region against #Ochakov.
▪️ Locals heard explosions near #Mirgorod in #Poltava region, where a Ukrainian Air Force military airfield and a 330kV power substation of the same name are located.
▪️ One strike hit a facility in the #Chernigov region.
▪️ There were no arrivals in #Dnepropetrovsk region, but the authorities themselves cut off power shortly before the massive attack by the RF Armed Forces.
▪️ There is no exact information about the bombings in #Zhytomyr and #Chernigov regions, as well as in Ivano-Frankovsk.
▪️ In #Vinnitsa, #Sumy and Khmelnitsky regions, air defense systems worked.
🩸Two weeks have passed since the previous massive fire attack. Apparently, this timeframe was chosen for a reason: given the general bureaucratization of the Russian Defense Ministry apparatus, this is how long it takes to refine the results, assess the consequences and plan a new strike.
Except that, as we said 👉 earlier, Ukraine has managed to adapt to such a timeframe. And if we do not start changing the approach and speeding up, the results of the fire attack will be more modest each time.
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💥 The RF Armed Forces have launched another massive missile strike on facilities across #Ukraine.
This time the targets were not only energy facilities, but also, apparently, Ukrainian air defence position areas. Like last time, to identify the air defence position areas, they first launched decoy missiles and then engaged the targets.
Immediately after the air alert was declared, at least in the #Sumy, #Dnepropetrovsk and #Odessa regions, the power supply was cut off to try to cover up damage to infrastructure.
▪️ At least four arrivals are known in #Kiev. An industrial enterprise in the Goloseevsky district, an unidentified facility in the Darnytskyi district and a S-300 surface-to-air missile defence system of the Ukrainian air defence system were hit. The underground is out of operation in the city and the lights are partially out.
▪️ At least five strikes were counted in the #Odessa region. One of them hit an air defence position near #Aleksandrovka. The 160th anti-aircraft missile brigade of the AFU is located relatively close to #Radostnoye.
A hit was recorded at the Usatovo 330kV substation. Judging by the photo, the 330/110 autotransformer was again targeted. Explosions were also heard in the village of #Kotovskogo.
▪️ At least five blasts hit #Kharkov. Electric transport, including the underground, came to a complete halt in the city, and heating, hot and cold water was lost in some areas.
One of the targets was most likely CHP-3 near the Turboatom plant in the Nemyshlyansky district.
It is possible that the Turboatom workshops were hit. Locals reported four arrivals in that area. Last week we reported (https://t.me/rybar/42234) that the plant was operational.
▪️ In #Lvov, locals reported at least 3 arrivals, after which the city has almost completely lost power and transport is not functioning.
The sounds of flying missiles could be heard over #Ternovitsa, near where the #Yavoriv training ground, where foreign mercenaries undergo training, is located.
▪️ At least two strikes occurred in the #Ternopil region. There is a 330 kV Ternopolska substation and a repair plant in the region.
▪️ Local sources reported explosions at an unnamed facility in #Nikolaev.
At the same time, Russian troops launched MLRS strikes from the territory of #Kherson Region against #Ochakov.
▪️ Locals heard explosions near #Mirgorod in #Poltava region, where a Ukrainian Air Force military airfield and a 330kV power substation of the same name are located.
▪️ One strike hit a facility in the #Chernigov region.
▪️ There were no arrivals in #Dnepropetrovsk region, but the authorities themselves cut off power shortly before the massive attack by the RF Armed Forces.
▪️ There is no exact information about the bombings in #Zhytomyr and #Chernigov regions, as well as in Ivano-Frankovsk.
▪️ In #Vinnitsa, #Sumy and Khmelnitsky regions, air defense systems worked.
🩸Two weeks have passed since the previous massive fire attack. Apparently, this timeframe was chosen for a reason: given the general bureaucratization of the Russian Defense Ministry apparatus, this is how long it takes to refine the results, assess the consequences and plan a new strike.
Except that, as we said 👉 earlier, Ukraine has managed to adapt to such a timeframe. And if we do not start changing the approach and speeding up, the results of the fire attack will be more modest each time.
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In Poltava, monuments to Soviet generals Nikolai Vatutin and Alexei Zygin were doused with red paint and inscribed with "ZLO" (rus. - evil).
The Nazis remember well how these Red Army generals destroyed the united Nazi army of Europe, together with the SS punitive divisions, who turned out to be "professional sprinters" on the battlefield and ran away aimlessly.
For the Nazis, the generals of the Red Army are real evil, but for normal people they are the embodiment of warrior-defenders who were able to destroy the misanthropic satanic infection..
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The Nazis remember well how these Red Army generals destroyed the united Nazi army of Europe, together with the SS punitive divisions, who turned out to be "professional sprinters" on the battlefield and ran away aimlessly.
For the Nazis, the generals of the Red Army are real evil, but for normal people they are the embodiment of warrior-defenders who were able to destroy the misanthropic satanic infection..
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🇷🇺Russia will not deliver 🛢oil at prices set by the West as a matter of principle, but will look for new markets and logistics even if costs rise — head of the Russian Finance Ministry, Siluanov.
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Russian volunteers escaping from Ukrainian fire
- Ruslan, Ruslan, jump in! They know we're here, look a shell!
- Yes, we must go!
- They aimed at us. We'd gathered a crowd together, and someone told them [Ukrainian militants].
- Look at them there. Who the f*** are they? Scumbags.
- They have phones, sending their position.
Volunteers delivered humanitarian aid to Donbass, but they were shelled by Ukrainian military. Kiev regime accomplices reported coordinates to the militants to let them attack civilians and volunteers. Watch the video to leatn more about volunteers' work in Donbass.
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- Ruslan, Ruslan, jump in! They know we're here, look a shell!
- Yes, we must go!
- They aimed at us. We'd gathered a crowd together, and someone told them [Ukrainian militants].
- Look at them there. Who the f*** are they? Scumbags.
- They have phones, sending their position.
Volunteers delivered humanitarian aid to Donbass, but they were shelled by Ukrainian military. Kiev regime accomplices reported coordinates to the militants to let them attack civilians and volunteers. Watch the video to leatn more about volunteers' work in Donbass.
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After February 24, 2022, Russian bank security services and law enforcement agencies observed a full stop of the 'phone fraud conveyor’ for some time. However, a month later, a smooth increase in the number of calls began. But the total was significantly lower.
In 99% of cases, criminals use IP telephony and the insertion of Russian numbers, for example, of the Moscow region codes 495/499, and also cellular def numbering. The total number of complaints about fraudulent calls in 2022 is expected to be more than 4.5 million.
The official extent of fraud in Russia may exceed RUB 15 billion. And the unofficial extent may be about 165 billion. Ukraine accounts for up to 90% of all call centers working against Russian citizens. The total amount of money stolen by Ukrainian call centers in 2020 was as much as RUB 75 billion.
Currently, fraudulent call centres began migrating to Central and Western Ukraine, as well as to other places. In addition, they began calling not only to Russia, but also to Russian-speaking residents of other countries. In particular, there have already been cases of calls to Poland, the UK, etc. (data from here).
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In 99% of cases, criminals use IP telephony and the insertion of Russian numbers, for example, of the Moscow region codes 495/499, and also cellular def numbering. The total number of complaints about fraudulent calls in 2022 is expected to be more than 4.5 million.
The official extent of fraud in Russia may exceed RUB 15 billion. And the unofficial extent may be about 165 billion. Ukraine accounts for up to 90% of all call centers working against Russian citizens. The total amount of money stolen by Ukrainian call centers in 2020 was as much as RUB 75 billion.
Currently, fraudulent call centres began migrating to Central and Western Ukraine, as well as to other places. In addition, they began calling not only to Russia, but also to Russian-speaking residents of other countries. In particular, there have already been cases of calls to Poland, the UK, etc. (data from here).
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In Bakhmut (Artemovsk), surveillance cameras revealed who looted houses and apartments abandoned by residents.
It turned out to be "defenders" from the AFU. They took whatever they wanted.
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It turned out to be "defenders" from the AFU. They took whatever they wanted.
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Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82.
The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalized for the last month with multiple ailments.
His agent Joe Fraga confirmed his death.
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Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82.
The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalized for the last month with multiple ailments.
His agent Joe Fraga confirmed his death.
Associated Press
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A child has been wounded in Donetsk. A seven-year-old girl was wounded by shelling in the Kiev district of the DPR capital tonight.
The day before, a six-year-old child was injured in the same area. In both cases, Ukrainian armed formations fired rocket-propelled grenades at residential areas.
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The day before, a six-year-old child was injured in the same area. In both cases, Ukrainian armed formations fired rocket-propelled grenades at residential areas.
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⚡️⚡️Key updates on Russia and #UkraineCrisis as on December 30
🎁🌲Putin’s NY gift
In the beginning of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, the government has closed access to nearly all the important data on the Russian economy. However just two days before the New Year, which is traditionally associated with grand celebrations in Russia and former Soviet countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing military and law enforcement officials taking part in the “SMO” not to disclose their (and their spouses and children’s) earnings and assets owned. The decree also removes the ban on receiving gifts and rewards from individuals or legal entities, if those “are gifts of a humanitarian nature." The new rule will be applicable as long as the “SMO” is on.
The last paragraph of the decree ("w") also says that during the period of the “SMO”, the information on income, expenses and property assets provided by civil servants in accordance with the law "On Combating Corruption" will not be made public in the media or uploaded online. While it is not clear whether this is only applicable to the military and law enforcement officials, or all civil servants, the move tends to effectively end the anti-corruption practices initiated over a decade years back (since 2009, more than 1.5 million civil servants were filing income declarations every year).
All this is happening at the time of war, when billions are sent to the frontline, both in cash, goods and weapons!
🇷🇺📱Made in Russia
Russia’s tech giants VK, Yandex, Sberbank and Rostelecom are planning to establish a company that will develop a new mobile operating system (OS) based on Android platform and will be able to replace Google Mobile Services (GMS), Kommersant has learned.
Experts note that the Android-based OS will be in demand among Russians due to compatibility with a large number of applications. The Aurora OS, promoted by Rostelecom, is rather intended for the public sector and corporations with high security requirements, while the new company will focus on consumer-end solution.
Having decided to support the development of a new Android-based OS, Russian government is actually following Huawei's path, the publication notes. After loosing its partnership with Google in 2018 due to US sanctions, the Chinese major started developing the Harmony OS based on open Android, the AppGallery app store and the Huawei Mobile Service (HMS) platform.
💸💸When the rich loose too
Russia’s richest people collectively lost $46.6 billion on Feb. 24, when Vladimir Putin ordered troops invade Ukraine, Bloomberg found out. In short order, authorities in the European Union, UK and US target Russia’s “oligarchs” and their companies with sanctions that make it next-to-impossible for the business tycoons to keep control of their assets in the West, the agency wrote. The 500 richest people in the world as a whole have lost almost $1.4 trillion over the year. Earlier, Forbes Ukraine reported that
Ukraine’s 20 richest people lost around $20 billion from February 2022 — from more than $40 billion to $22.5 billion.
🇺🇸🇺🇦GOP’s Ukraine problem
Politico highlights the role Ukraine crisis played in the internal division within the Republican party. The GOP’s Ukraine divide is so resonant because it’s here and now and because it neatly cleaves much of the party’s old and new guard,” the publication notes.
Politico quoted Carrie Filipetti, who runs the non-partisan Vandenberg Coalition, who noted that the group’s research found Trump voters far more supportive of increased defense spending to confront China or would agree to use force to prevent a nuclear Iran, but when it comes to Ukraine, GOP voters have less appetite for sending additional money and weaponry to Kyiv.
This was the last regular morning update in 2022. Stay tuned!
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🎁🌲Putin’s NY gift
In the beginning of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, the government has closed access to nearly all the important data on the Russian economy. However just two days before the New Year, which is traditionally associated with grand celebrations in Russia and former Soviet countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing military and law enforcement officials taking part in the “SMO” not to disclose their (and their spouses and children’s) earnings and assets owned. The decree also removes the ban on receiving gifts and rewards from individuals or legal entities, if those “are gifts of a humanitarian nature." The new rule will be applicable as long as the “SMO” is on.
The last paragraph of the decree ("w") also says that during the period of the “SMO”, the information on income, expenses and property assets provided by civil servants in accordance with the law "On Combating Corruption" will not be made public in the media or uploaded online. While it is not clear whether this is only applicable to the military and law enforcement officials, or all civil servants, the move tends to effectively end the anti-corruption practices initiated over a decade years back (since 2009, more than 1.5 million civil servants were filing income declarations every year).
All this is happening at the time of war, when billions are sent to the frontline, both in cash, goods and weapons!
🇷🇺📱Made in Russia
Russia’s tech giants VK, Yandex, Sberbank and Rostelecom are planning to establish a company that will develop a new mobile operating system (OS) based on Android platform and will be able to replace Google Mobile Services (GMS), Kommersant has learned.
Experts note that the Android-based OS will be in demand among Russians due to compatibility with a large number of applications. The Aurora OS, promoted by Rostelecom, is rather intended for the public sector and corporations with high security requirements, while the new company will focus on consumer-end solution.
Having decided to support the development of a new Android-based OS, Russian government is actually following Huawei's path, the publication notes. After loosing its partnership with Google in 2018 due to US sanctions, the Chinese major started developing the Harmony OS based on open Android, the AppGallery app store and the Huawei Mobile Service (HMS) platform.
💸💸When the rich loose too
Russia’s richest people collectively lost $46.6 billion on Feb. 24, when Vladimir Putin ordered troops invade Ukraine, Bloomberg found out. In short order, authorities in the European Union, UK and US target Russia’s “oligarchs” and their companies with sanctions that make it next-to-impossible for the business tycoons to keep control of their assets in the West, the agency wrote. The 500 richest people in the world as a whole have lost almost $1.4 trillion over the year. Earlier, Forbes Ukraine reported that
Ukraine’s 20 richest people lost around $20 billion from February 2022 — from more than $40 billion to $22.5 billion.
🇺🇸🇺🇦GOP’s Ukraine problem
Politico highlights the role Ukraine crisis played in the internal division within the Republican party. The GOP’s Ukraine divide is so resonant because it’s here and now and because it neatly cleaves much of the party’s old and new guard,” the publication notes.
Politico quoted Carrie Filipetti, who runs the non-partisan Vandenberg Coalition, who noted that the group’s research found Trump voters far more supportive of increased defense spending to confront China or would agree to use force to prevent a nuclear Iran, but when it comes to Ukraine, GOP voters have less appetite for sending additional money and weaponry to Kyiv.
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A monument to Maxim Gorky has been torn down in Dnipro
What the writer had done to displease the city authorities is unknown.
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What the writer had done to displease the city authorities is unknown.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Our channel: Node of Time EN
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