Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ The occupied Donbas is a garbage-filled, dysfunctional, and corrupt region infested by packs of man-eating dogs, according to a Russian warblogger. In a remarkable display of cognitive dissonance, she blames Ukraine and says that Russia is only in nominal control. ⬇️

2/ Journalist and warblogger Anastasia Kashevarova, who has frequently campaigned to improve the situation of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine, has posted a long denunciation of the situation in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, partly under Russian control since 2014.

3/ She asks: "Has Russia entered Donbas?"

"Russia has been repeatedly accused of occupying Donbas and Crimea, but let's finally figure out whether Russia is actually in Donbas. I, like the people of Donbas, are still waiting for Russia to finally enter and rule.

4/ "Meanwhile, Ukraine holds sway in these territories, and the filth of the previous government is spilling across Donbas:

5/ "1. There are still areas untouched by shelling from both Russia and Ukraine. These are the homes of the Ukrainian elite who fled to Kyiv. This includes the Isakovsky Reservoir area, palaces on the shore in Donetsk, hotels, and factories.

6/ "Some of these properties belong to [Rinat] Akhmetov [Ukrainian politician and oligarch], some to top managers of the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant, and some to businesses and current Ukrainian officials.

7/ "2. The Ukrainian bureaucratic elite continues to hold power, but under Russian jurisdiction. Ukrainian officials who governed the region under the Ukrainian government, then under the eight-year "militia regime," [i.e. the DNR and LNR governments] remain in power.

8/ "Moreover, many of them are implicated in corruption cases, some in the housing and utilities sector, others in construction, and family-owned businesses run water utilities (hence the water shortages).

9/ "3. Eight years of internal strife and three and a half years of the Special Military Operation, yet the Ukrainian elite and business community continues to maintain influence in regions that became Russian regions by referendum and Russian law.

10/ "Apartments are rented out, and the money is sent to Ukraine. Data on the deployment of our troops in hotels, apartments, and so on is transmitted. Wi-Fi IP addresses in restaurants belong to companies in Kyiv.

11/ "Factories operating and receiving profits and support from Russia still belong to Ukraine.

12/ "4. Housing and utilities companies are constantly re-registering. It's unclear who is responsible for what, who is being paid for housing and utilities services, who sets the prices, and why people are paying for water and electricity that don't exist.

13/ "5. The DPR and LPR are experiencing a garbage disaster. There's trash everywhere, no one's taking it out or cleaning it up. Conscientious residents can't get through to the authorities.

14/ "And unscrupulous ones just litter, and there are no fines or penalties for it, because municipalities aren't addressing the problem.

15/ "6. Packs of dogs roam the cities and attack people, often children. Many dogs have even tried human flesh, having come running from the front lines. But no one is catching them.

16/ "7. Food prices are set by retail chains themselves. Antitrust laws are not enforced.

17/ "8. Former SBU officers, who are Ukrainian agents, are still working in the military and security forces. There are so many stories of our soldiers being told they are occupiers and being sent on special missions to 'meat storms.'

18/ "I could write endlessly about healthcare; people wait weeks to get an appointment. Pharmacies don't have the necessary medications. And about the sale of apartments in areas rebuilt by Russia, when people aren't getting their lost homes back due to corruption.

19/ "And about the environment—the last time the reservoirs were cleaned was during the Soviet era, and you can't take water from there; everything dries up and becomes shallow, and the fish are dying.

20/ "Wherever you look, it's all a legacy of the Ukrainian government. And they haven't even cleaned it up completely. This angers people. They're waiting for Russia and justice, but Russia has sent in troops and forgotten the law.

21/ "To be fair, Russia is building and rebuilding. Much is being done to pump in money, but the money goes to those who haven't been cleaned out yet. And all of Russia's efforts will go to waste if the region continues to be ruled by shadowy Ukrainians.

22/ "Ukraine still has a strong influence in Donbas. Elites left over from the Ukrainian era are deliberately creating problems to turn people away from Russia, to increase the number of "waiters" [people waiting for Ukraine to take control] and traitors, and to fuel discontent.

23/ "End the pirate haven in Donbas. This Ukrainian hydra of lawlessness must die; the thieving elite hasn't gone away, but rather has been disguised. Russians live in Donbas, and they are waiting for justice and an end to their ordeal." /end

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