Putin orders patriotic documentaries in the cinemas. They will be devoted to the invasion of Ukraine and the fight against Kyiv’s “neo-Nazi” ideology. This was reported by the Moscow Times, which stated that the Ministry of Culture had until February 1 to implement the order. The Ministry of Defense was ordered to support Russian filmmakers who will shoot documentaries “about the heroism of the participants in the special operation”. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has until March 1 to report on efforts in this regard.
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Putin also ordered Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to submit a report to him by February 1 on the supply of weapons, uniforms, equipment and other assets to the troops involved in the military operation in Ukraine. A kind of test of the real conditions in which Russian soldiers operate in Ukraine. In recent months, Moscow’s troops have been widely criticized for being unprepared, as well as for firing at equipment unsuitable for a war front.
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The complex machinery of diplomacy appears to be struggling to get going again. In the next few hours, Turkish President Erdogan will be on the phone with both Russian Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The interviews will of course be separate and take place at different times. Something on the front lines of the dialogue between the West and Moscow has also shifted through Israel.
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Russian attack on Sapirizhia Oblast
Last night, just before midnight, a Russian attack took place on the outskirts of Zaporizhia. One person was injured and a fire broke out in a civilian infrastructure. This was announced by telegram by Oleksandr Starukh, head of the military administration of the Zaporizhia region, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. At 11:44 p.m., air alert was declared in Ukraine in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava and Dnepropetrovsk oblasts. The alert continues in Luhansk.
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Russia: Use of cell phones led to attack on Makiivka base
Cell phone use by Russian soldiers “led” Ukraine’s attack on the Makiivka base on New Year’s Eve in the eastern region, inflicting heavy casualties. “Currently – General Sergei Sevryukov said in a video statement released by the Russian Defense Ministry early Wednesday – a commission is working to investigate the circumstances of what happened. However, it is already clear that the main reason for the losses suffered was illegal switching on and massive use of mobile phones by personnel within range of enemy weapons.
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Russia: Ex-Speaker of Parliament Khasbulatov dies aged 80
Former Speaker of the Russian Parliament Ruslan Khasbulatov has died at the age of 80. This was reported by Russian state television on Tuesday. Khasbulatov, an ethnic Chechen, was elected Speaker of the Parliament of the Russian Federation shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union. He was initially a staunch ally of Russian President Boris Yeltsin before turning against him in 1993. The crisis came to a head on October 3-4, 1993, when supporters of parliament clashed with police in the streets of Moscow and attempted to storm the state television building, ending in a bitter gun battle with troops protecting them. Yeltsin ordered tanks to fire on Parliament, and hundreds of MPs and their supporters were arrested. Khasbulatov was also arrested and charged, but released under an amnesty in February 1994. He left politics and returned to teaching economics, his job before his rapid rise to power. Since then, Khasbulatov has kept a low profile and avoided any criticism of the government.
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Moscow, Makiivka massacre, preferred by mobile phones
It was the use of cellphones by operational personnel at the training center in the Russian-held town of Makiivka in eastern Ukraine that fueled yesterday’s attack in the massacre of soldiers. According to reports from the Tass agency, this was communicated by the Russian Ministry of Defense through Lieutenant General Sergei Sevryukov. “The main reason for what happened in Makiivka, according to the ministry, was the use of phones by personnel within enemy gun range.” There will be an investigation and “the officials responsible for the Makiivka tragedy will be held accountable”. The officer quoted by Tass explained that the attack on the place where the Russian units were located was carried out using Himar’s multiple rocket launchers.