Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Russian warbloggers have identified a new enemy in the aftermath of the Ukrainian drone attacks in Moscow: migrants, who have appeared in many videos of the strikes. They are calling for severe punishments of those who have violated the government's censorship regulations. ⬇️

2/ One of the most iconic videos from the attack, showing a fuel storage tank's lid being thrown high in the air by an explosion, was filmed by a Chinese migrant worker and posted on his TikTok channel.

https://x.com/Tendar/status/2067703555532718563

3/ 'Pozdnyakov' is indignant about this:

"Migrants from fraternal China published a video of a surface-to-air missile (or a MANPADS missile) hitting a storage tank at a Moscow oil refinery. Now the footage is spreading across Chinese and global social media."

4/ "The leaked videos once again demonstrate that if your country is a hotbed for Tajiks, Uzbeks, Ukrainians, Indians, Chinese, and so on, then any bans on publishing footage of incoming flights or air defence operations aimed at the country's citizens will be meaningless."

5/ Sergey Kolyasnikov is worried about the situation, and hints at the migrants being some kind of pro-Ukraine fifth column in Russia:

6/ "What worries me much more are the crowds of migrants, enthusiastically filming fires and sending the videos to Ukraine. There are countless of them. And they'll show their true colors soon enough."

7/ 'Combat Reserve' is downright apoplectic:

"These bitches, Russian citizens are recording and sending videos to the hohols because they're not allowed to film and publish them in their own country, and they've even allowed Roblox [which is now banned in Russia].

8/ "They should all be jailed and shot, bitch, where's that fucking cameraman?

9/ "Where are the SVR, the FSB, the FSSP, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the RSP, the LDPR, the SRZP, the CPRF, the DPS, the OMS, the PMS, ovulation, masturbation, discrimination, discreditation, prostitution, animation... Where are they?"

10/ Sputnik Radio's Marina Yeliseyeva also demands punishment:

"How surprising that videos of air defense systems and drones in action are mostly posted on social media by migrants."

11/ "Of course, the Lyublino district and the entire southeast [of Moscow] are teeming with migrants...

I'm not making this up or being picky—check out social media for yourself. Our multiculturalism won't lead us anywhere good, period.

12/ "I wouldn't be surprised if a foreign specialist has multiple SIM cards, and one of them is registered as Kyrgyz (or so-called).

13/ "And because of such narrow-minded people, the Ukrainians are clapping loudly and shouting "Burn, damned Muscovite!" when they see these videos on Telegram channels and so on.

14/ "It's clear to everyone that a raid is long overdue. Deport everyone who doesn't speak Russian, doesn't know the laws of the Russian Federation, and is in the country illegally. That's a whole other topic for discussion."

15/ Marina Akhmedova, a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, is a bit more charitable:

"Ukrainian channels are posting truly epic videos—with shots fired at flying drones, clouds of smoke, and explosions in Moscow."

16/ "The videos feature many foreigners who were traveling to work in Moscow at the time and were caught off guard. They may not have even known there was a war going on here."

17/ She suggests that "delivery services, marketplace management, and taxi companies gather their employees and have a serious talk with them. Make an announcement. This is something that needs to be done urgently. This is the responsibility of every employer."

18/ "And every migrant detained for filming should be asked whether their employer provided them with information about the filming. So that none of them, when leaving for prison, can claim they knew nothing."

19/ 'Colonelcassad' advocates deportations of migrants and severe punishments for others who film strikes, following the recent example of the Gulf states:

"1. A blogger films/posts air defence landings/operations. The blogger's address is identified."

20/ "Heavy police officers enter the building, pack him up, confiscate all electronic devices, film the chaos in the blogger's apartment, and post it publicly. The blogger receives three years in prison and a fine of a couple million rubles.

21/ "And lo and behold, the number of bloggers who do this in Russia decreases dramatically after 10-15 illustrative examples.

22/ "2. A migrant films air defence landings on the "Sadovod" website. The migrant is identified, heavy police officers move in, pack him up, and confiscate all electronic devices. A large fine plus deportation from the country with a ban on entry for 10-50 years.

23/ "3. An ordinary citizen films/posts air defence landings. The citizen is identified. Heavy equipment is deployed, they pack him up, and all electronic devices are confiscated. Criminal charges, a fine, a black mark for work.

24/ "And lo and behold! The number of videos posted drops dramatically." /end

Sources:
🔹 t.me/ostorozhno_nov…
🔹 t.me/c/1732054517/6…
🔹 t.me/SergeyKolyasni…
🔹 t.me/rodinarussia27…
🔹 t.me/eliseevanews/4…
🔹 t.me/Marinaslovo/12…
🔹 t.me/boris_rozhin/2…