The situation in Donetsk is becoming increasingly worrying. AFU is under heavy pressure.
— Emil Kastehelmi (@emilkastehelmi) April 25, 2024
In the last days, Russians have widened their control around Ocheretyne, taking Novobakhmutivka and entering Soloviove.
At the same time, Russians pushed deeper into Krasnohorivka. 1/
Further developments depend on Russian actions. If they concentrate heavy forces in the area of these few small villages to reinforce success, they may gain some more ground. However there's still a long way before they can threaten any important towns in this direction. 3/
— Emil Kastehelmi (@emilkastehelmi) April 25, 2024
Russia is censoring books by literally blacking out entire sections of text as it wages war on what it calls “LGBT ideology.” Here’s a new biography of Pasolini released in bookstores there this month, with anything concerning sexual identity behind a think black line. pic.twitter.com/arpcKE070F
— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) April 25, 2024
Several regions in Russia have already raised one-time payments to the new servicemen who signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry to 1 million rubles. That's about £9,000 in hand.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) April 25, 2024
In the Krasnodar region, the payment increased from 300 thousand rubles to 1 million…
Several regions in Russia have already raised one-time payments to the new servicemen who signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry to 1 million rubles. That's about £9,000 in hand.
In the Krasnodar region, the payment increased from 300 thousand rubles to 1 million from the beginning of 2024 to now.
In other regions, such payments are slightly smaller, starting from 500-600 thousand rubles from regional authorities plus 200 thousand from the federal budget.
As we see, it is increasingly difficult to attract those Russians who are still alive to commit murders in another country. In addition, Russian authorities may be banking on the fact that some may not get paid, payments can be delayed, and if they die, there will be no long-term care for the serviceman.
Obviously, an ordinary Russian will never see that kind of money in his life at work. If we draw a parallel between the minimum wages in Russia and the West, Russian serviceman receives an amount equivalent to £50-100,000 in England just for signing up to the war.
