Dear subscribers and guests of the channel! Serious passions flared up around #Russian President Vladimir #Putin. The reason was the attack of the #UkraineArmy on the "site" in #Makiivka (the occupied part of the Donetsk region).
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As a result of the attack, a large number of newly mobilized citizens of #Russia died. The President received the info about the "incident" in the report of the General Staff Headquarters eight hours later (at first, they did not dare to overshadow the holiday for #Putin,...
2/16
and then, after drinking the medicine, he fell asleep, and the doctors recommended not to disturb him). In the first report of the military, the number of dead and missing as a result of the strike was 88 people.
3/16
The Security Council's report, which came about an hour after the report from the military, indicated "at least 257 dead and missing". The last figure sharply strained #Putin, and he called a meeting with representatives of the leadership of the security and military blocs.
4/16
The meeting took place on the evening of January 1. During the meeting, General Staff representatives named the number of losses as a result of the strike of 105 people. Patrushev replied that, according to his information, this was at least 290 people.
5/16
#Putin ordered the leadership of the military bloc to provide detailed information about what happened and not hide the real scale of the losses. Yesterday, due to the rising information wave regarding the strike, the President was presented with reports from...
6/16
the Defense Ministry, General Staff, FSB, Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry of Health, Presidential Administration, Investigative Committee, and Security Council Secretary Patrushev. All reports had different (!!!) figures and different interpretations.
7/16
As a result, #Putin adopted Patrushev's version as a basis, which was close to the versions and loss figures of the FSB, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Health. In Patrushev's report, the "final" losses are 312 dead and missing and 157 wounded.
8/16
A list of names was attached. In the evening, at a meeting of the President with representatives of the leadership of the security and military blocs, which was held via video call, Patrushev accused the leadership of the military bloc of the "tragedy".
9/16
He demanded from #Putin personnel decisions and punishment for the perpetrators. Surovikin's name was named, among others. Patrushev and other representatives of the power bloc have long had claims against the military bloc.
10/16
The media resonance around the "incident" with the military leadership lying to the President, concealing actual losses and problems, gave Patrushev an excuse to openly accuse the military leadership. FSB Director supported Patrushev.
11/16
In fact, the President was given a detailed explanation that it was the military command of the North Military District that completely failed this operation. The main thing is that for the first time, the accusations were made by the security forces in a harsh form,...
12/16
in the presence of the President and, in fact, in the face of the military, and the proposals for reprisals against the guilty were announced almost in the form of an ultimatum.
13/16
#Putin took time to think about the situation but addressed the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff with several threats, using profanities.
The leadership of the security bloc does not want to be involved in the failures at the front.
14/16
They use a convenient excuse to blame the military and, indirectly, the President for everything. Who else is responsible for the military defeat, if not the supreme commander in chief?!
15/16
The leadership of the security bloc can, if desired, disrupt the next stage of mobilization and put an end to #Putin's military adventure. Will they be willing to do it? This is still an open question.
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Tense Phone Call: #Putin and #Lukashenka Clash Over #Pskov Drone Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday had a telephone conversation with Alexander Lukashenka. In the morning, the president was informed that more than twenty drones were deployed in... 1/6
the night attack on the airfield in #Pskov. Allegedly, they were launched from the territory of #Ukraine, freely crossing the airspace of the Republic of #Belarus. This really angered #Putin, and he demanded to connect him with #Lukashenka. 2/6
During the telephone conversation, #Putin began to express claims and accuse #Lukashenka almost of collusion with the Ukrainian side but encountered a storm of indignation from Lukashenka. Lukashenko emotionally stated that Putin had been deceived,... 3/6
#Prigozhin Alive: #Putin Holds Online Talk with 'Deceased' PMC #Wagner Boss
Yesterday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin complained of feeling unwell, and doctors were urgently called to him. After the examination and the medication, he felt a little better. 1/6
But in the first half of the day, he refused to participate in a meeting and did not accept reports. Late in the evening, the president was informed about the "special operation" to bury "#Prigozhin" and Prigozhin's deputy in the PMC #Wagner Chekalov. 2/6
The president was informed that everything went according to the secret plan approved in the morning, and there were no problems with its implementation. #Putin asked about the details and was pleased with what he heard. Immediately after the report, the president... 3/6
Grim Humor and Serious Choices: #Putin's Weekend Consultations
Over the weekend, Putin held an online meeting with the military bloc and had several consultations with the security bloc. During communication with the military, Putin was briefed on the situation at the front. 1/5
They said that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had bogged down, and there was nothing to worry about. After listening to the report, the president asked only one, apparently, rhetorical question: "Why the hell are you f**king my brains?" 2/5
And without receiving any intelligible answer, he closed the meeting. The leadership of the security bloc held consultations with the president on the topic of "the funeral of the leadership of PMC #Wagner." But on Sunday evening, #Putin did not give the go-ahead to... 3/5
Russian President Vladimir Putin held an online meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of Russia. Recently, Putin rarely personally took part in official events, but this time, it was necessary to demonstrate... 1/6
that he was alive and capable. There is practically no information about this meeting in the official #Kremlin resources, and the video and photos are so small that you can’t really see anything on them. Nevertheless, the president was prepared for this event for... 2/6
more than three hours. Washing, combing, putting on make-up, dressing and putting on shoes for #Putin takes more and more time. The president feels unwell, and the medicines help little, and it is necessary to give him a short rest during all the preparatory procedures. 3/6
"Death" of #Prigozhin Distracted People From Important Events
The information fuss around the destroyed aircraft with the Wagner leadership diverted attention from several events. Nevertheless, these are important for understanding the overall picture of what is happening. 1/5
The "death" of Yevgeny #Prigozhin became news number one and successfully ousted the topic of #Putin's double blunders from the information space. This allowed the understudy to recover and continue to portray Putin, taking part in numerous meetings and events. 2/5
The double managed to meet and bless the work and deeds of the acting leader of the "Luhansk People's Republic", Pasechnik, the acting leader of the Zaporizhzhia region, Balitsky, the acting leader of the Kherson region, Saldo, and the acting leader of... 3/5
In an interesting way, the preparatory stage for the once long-awaited transit begins. The destruction of the aircraft in which Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry #Utkin were by the Russian air defence system over the territory of...
1/12
#Russia puts an end to the case of #Prigozhin's rebellion and the existence of the #Wagner PMC. Under the leadership of the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, #Patrushev, an operation to destroy Prigozhin and the entire leadership of the Wagner was developed.
2/12
The liquidation of #Prigozhin and #Utkin is the main but not the final stage of this operation. According to the plan, all the commanders of the #Wagner PMC who supported the rebellion should be destroyed. We already talked about this almost immediately after the rebellion.
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