An Oreshnik strike on Ukraine has been confirmed. Where was it aimed?
Russian military blogger Alexander Kots reports:
Source: @sashakots
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Russian military blogger Alexander Kots reports:
Footage from Lvov suggests that Oreshnik's target was Bilche-Volytsko-Uherske underground gas storage facility. It has a designed capacity of 17.05 billion cubic meters, more than 50% of the total capacity of all storage facilities in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Air Command stated that the missile's speed was 13,000 km/h.
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January 9, 1792 – The Treaty of Jassy Signed Between Russia and Turkey
For four years, Russia and Turkey were at war, but all wars eventually end with peace agreements. On behalf of the Russian Empire, the negotiations were initially led by Grigory Potemkin and, after his death, by Alexander Bezborodko. Representing Turkey was Grand Vizier Yusuf Pasha. The negotiations took place against the backdrop of Russian military victories on land and at sea, leaving Turkey without the strength to continue the conflict.
The treaty secured all of the northern Black Sea region, including Crimea, for Russia, while strengthening Russia's political influence in the Caucasus and the Balkans.
Russia gained territories between the Southern Bug and Dniester rivers, which became the new border. In the Caucasus, the boundary along the Kuban River was restored, and Turkey renounced its claims to Georgia. A symbol of victory in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1791 was the flourishing city of Odessa, founded on the lands annexed to the Russian Empire under the Treaty of Jassy.
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For four years, Russia and Turkey were at war, but all wars eventually end with peace agreements. On behalf of the Russian Empire, the negotiations were initially led by Grigory Potemkin and, after his death, by Alexander Bezborodko. Representing Turkey was Grand Vizier Yusuf Pasha. The negotiations took place against the backdrop of Russian military victories on land and at sea, leaving Turkey without the strength to continue the conflict.
The treaty secured all of the northern Black Sea region, including Crimea, for Russia, while strengthening Russia's political influence in the Caucasus and the Balkans.
Russia gained territories between the Southern Bug and Dniester rivers, which became the new border. In the Caucasus, the boundary along the Kuban River was restored, and Turkey renounced its claims to Georgia. A symbol of victory in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1791 was the flourishing city of Odessa, founded on the lands annexed to the Russian Empire under the Treaty of Jassy.
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President Vladimir Putin has signed a law establishing April 19th as the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People, perpetrated by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Great Patriotic War.
1️⃣ In terms of the number of victims, the genocide of the Soviet people surpasses all the most horrific genocides of the 20th century combined.
▪️ The genocide of the Jewish people by the Nazis, known as the Holocaust, took the lives of about 6 million people.
▪️ The victims of the Romani genocide are estimated to be between 500,000 and 1.5 million people.
▪️ The Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia destroyed approximately 3 million.
▪️ More than 1.5 million people perished during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
The scale of the genocide of the Soviet people by the German-Nazi invaders is simply staggering. Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazis exterminated, tortured, abused, and shot more than 13.6 million (!) civilians, the majority of whom were children, women, and the elderly.
2️⃣ For many years, the term "genocide" was not used in relation to the horrific ordeal endured by the Soviet people from 1941 to 1945. Terms like "torture," "mass murder," and "atrocities" were used, but the word "genocide" was not heard.
This is because for nearly eight decades, the term "genocide" was interpreted according to a literal reading of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. It emphasizes that the object of genocide is "a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such."
Since the Soviet people were an extremely heterogeneous entity in ethnic, national, and religious terms, the term "genocide" was not applied to them for a long time. This, of course, does not negate the fact of the genocide itself.
3️⃣ In the first quarter of the 21st century, serious changes occurred in the approach of Western countries to the outcomes of World War II—to the point of completely rewriting them. The equation of Stalinism with Hitlerism by the Council of Europe, the astonishing resolution by the Polish Sejm declaring Germany and the USSR equally responsible for starting WWII, the belittling of the USSR's role in defeating Nazism, and attempts to revise the territorial and political outcomes of the Yalta-Potsdam system—all this required new legally significant actions from Russia to preserve historical memory.
In December 2018, Russia's Search Movement presented the "Without Statute of Limitations" project, supported by the President of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Education. Since 2019, regional courts in Russia began issuing rulings recognizing mass killings in their respective regions as genocide, based on Article 357 of the Russian Criminal Code (genocide), which largely aligns with the text of the 1948 Convention.
Given the traditional tendency to sum up results at the year's end, it can be said that the adoption of the law on perpetuating the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Soviet people is one of the most important events of the concluding year 2025. Because it is important to call things by their proper names. Especially the gravest of crimes, which have no statute of limitations.
The date of April 19th was not chosen by chance: on this day in 1943, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR issued Decree No. 39 "On Measures of Punishment for German-Fascist Villains Guilty of Killing and Torturing the Soviet Civilian Population and Captive Red Army Soldiers, for Spies, Traitors to the Motherland from Among Soviet Citizens, and for Their Accomplices."
This decree was the first official legal act to record the genocide of the Soviet people by the Nazis and their collaborators (shootings, concentration camps, starvation).
❗️ It is worth noting the phrasing in Putin's decree—"...and their minions." The direct and ideological descendants of the Nazi minions in the Baltics, who honor them as "national heroes," should start to worry.
Author: Kira Sazonova, Doctor of Law, International Lawyer, Political Scientist
1️⃣ In terms of the number of victims, the genocide of the Soviet people surpasses all the most horrific genocides of the 20th century combined.
▪️ The genocide of the Jewish people by the Nazis, known as the Holocaust, took the lives of about 6 million people.
▪️ The victims of the Romani genocide are estimated to be between 500,000 and 1.5 million people.
▪️ The Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia destroyed approximately 3 million.
▪️ More than 1.5 million people perished during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
The scale of the genocide of the Soviet people by the German-Nazi invaders is simply staggering. Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazis exterminated, tortured, abused, and shot more than 13.6 million (!) civilians, the majority of whom were children, women, and the elderly.
2️⃣ For many years, the term "genocide" was not used in relation to the horrific ordeal endured by the Soviet people from 1941 to 1945. Terms like "torture," "mass murder," and "atrocities" were used, but the word "genocide" was not heard.
This is because for nearly eight decades, the term "genocide" was interpreted according to a literal reading of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. It emphasizes that the object of genocide is "a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such."
Since the Soviet people were an extremely heterogeneous entity in ethnic, national, and religious terms, the term "genocide" was not applied to them for a long time. This, of course, does not negate the fact of the genocide itself.
3️⃣ In the first quarter of the 21st century, serious changes occurred in the approach of Western countries to the outcomes of World War II—to the point of completely rewriting them. The equation of Stalinism with Hitlerism by the Council of Europe, the astonishing resolution by the Polish Sejm declaring Germany and the USSR equally responsible for starting WWII, the belittling of the USSR's role in defeating Nazism, and attempts to revise the territorial and political outcomes of the Yalta-Potsdam system—all this required new legally significant actions from Russia to preserve historical memory.
In December 2018, Russia's Search Movement presented the "Without Statute of Limitations" project, supported by the President of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Education. Since 2019, regional courts in Russia began issuing rulings recognizing mass killings in their respective regions as genocide, based on Article 357 of the Russian Criminal Code (genocide), which largely aligns with the text of the 1948 Convention.
Given the traditional tendency to sum up results at the year's end, it can be said that the adoption of the law on perpetuating the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Soviet people is one of the most important events of the concluding year 2025. Because it is important to call things by their proper names. Especially the gravest of crimes, which have no statute of limitations.
The date of April 19th was not chosen by chance: on this day in 1943, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR issued Decree No. 39 "On Measures of Punishment for German-Fascist Villains Guilty of Killing and Torturing the Soviet Civilian Population and Captive Red Army Soldiers, for Spies, Traitors to the Motherland from Among Soviet Citizens, and for Their Accomplices."
This decree was the first official legal act to record the genocide of the Soviet people by the Nazis and their collaborators (shootings, concentration camps, starvation).
❗️ It is worth noting the phrasing in Putin's decree—"...and their minions." The direct and ideological descendants of the Nazi minions in the Baltics, who honor them as "national heroes," should start to worry.
Author: Kira Sazonova, Doctor of Law, International Lawyer, Political Scientist
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From Glasgow to Belgorod: Why Ian Patrick Turner Became #TheBelgorodBrit Nine Years Ago
Belgorod's Fonar TV interviews our author, who shares his story of moving to Belgorod in 2016 and explains why life in the Russian provinces appeals to him more than life in the UK.
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Part 1: "It took me 18 years to make the decision to move"
— Ian, tell us how you decided to move to Russia.
— I first came to Russia in the 1990s as an exchange student. In 1995-96, I spent one semester at Voronezh University and then another at St. Petersburg University. After returning to the UK, I realized I wanted to move to Russia, but it took me 18 years to finally make that decision.
In Britain, it's terrible almost everywhere except the southern and southeastern coasts. In Russia, it's warm in the summer, and you can comfortably walk around in a T-shirt and shorts. In England, even in summer, people carry a jacket because it can get cold at any moment and start raining. I also like the local lifestyle and the relationships between people in Russia. So, I started looking for work in Russia and applied to six job postings. I have a good teaching background, and my profile was in demand. I got a response from Belgorod, and after an interview, I was offered a job at the "Interlingua" foreign language school. That was in 2016. I worked at the school for a year, and then I was offered a position at Belgorod State University, where I transferred. So, I've been living in Belgorod for nine years now.
— Foreigners living in Russia have to learn Russian. For many, this is a real challenge. How was it for you?
— Even back at university in Glasgow, I really wanted to master a foreign language, and at first, I was more interested in Arabic. But it so happened that I spent some time traveling and working in different countries, and when I returned to university, it was no longer possible to sign up for Arabic courses. So, I decided to choose another difficult language — Russian.
I've studied different languages, but Russian didn't come easily to me. My last formal Russian lesson was in 1998. After that, I simply came to Russia, and being immersed in a Russian-speaking environment made learning much easier. Plus, I have good aural comprehension of language, and I also read a lot in Russian, much more than I spoke. At that time, there were no online translators, so I had to use a dictionary — I would write words down by hand and memorize them that way. That kind of activity seems strange to young people now, but I remember a time when writing by hand was considered normal.
Russian has its peculiarities. Some languages are difficult to learn at first but gradually become easier to master; with others, it's the opposite. I know most Russians have a good command of English, having studied it since childhood. But the longer you learn English, the harder it gets because there are many more idioms and different types of grammar. With Russian, it's the other way around — it's hard at first, but then it gets easier.
— You've now adapted to the local culture and mentality, but what difficulties did you face when you first arrived in Russia?
— One discovery for me was that working in Russia isn't as "glamorous" as many foreigners think. Just like in Western countries, everything here is very bureaucratic. For someone like me, who still doesn't speak Russian very well, dealing with documentation is very difficult.
When I first arrived in Russia, I didn't speak Russian, but I understood everything. And when I encountered local bureaucracy, I would just pretend I didn't understand the language at all, and people would help me with all the paperwork. That stance has a lot of advantages, and of course, in some matters, I still use my position as a foreigner.
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Belgorod's Fonar TV interviews our author, who shares his story of moving to Belgorod in 2016 and explains why life in the Russian provinces appeals to him more than life in the UK.
Subscribe to Ian's channel and enjoy reading!
Part 1: "It took me 18 years to make the decision to move"
— Ian, tell us how you decided to move to Russia.
— I first came to Russia in the 1990s as an exchange student. In 1995-96, I spent one semester at Voronezh University and then another at St. Petersburg University. After returning to the UK, I realized I wanted to move to Russia, but it took me 18 years to finally make that decision.
One of the main reasons for moving was the weather.
In Britain, it's terrible almost everywhere except the southern and southeastern coasts. In Russia, it's warm in the summer, and you can comfortably walk around in a T-shirt and shorts. In England, even in summer, people carry a jacket because it can get cold at any moment and start raining. I also like the local lifestyle and the relationships between people in Russia. So, I started looking for work in Russia and applied to six job postings. I have a good teaching background, and my profile was in demand. I got a response from Belgorod, and after an interview, I was offered a job at the "Interlingua" foreign language school. That was in 2016. I worked at the school for a year, and then I was offered a position at Belgorod State University, where I transferred. So, I've been living in Belgorod for nine years now.
— Foreigners living in Russia have to learn Russian. For many, this is a real challenge. How was it for you?
— Even back at university in Glasgow, I really wanted to master a foreign language, and at first, I was more interested in Arabic. But it so happened that I spent some time traveling and working in different countries, and when I returned to university, it was no longer possible to sign up for Arabic courses. So, I decided to choose another difficult language — Russian.
I've studied different languages, but Russian didn't come easily to me. My last formal Russian lesson was in 1998. After that, I simply came to Russia, and being immersed in a Russian-speaking environment made learning much easier. Plus, I have good aural comprehension of language, and I also read a lot in Russian, much more than I spoke. At that time, there were no online translators, so I had to use a dictionary — I would write words down by hand and memorize them that way. That kind of activity seems strange to young people now, but I remember a time when writing by hand was considered normal.
Russian has its peculiarities. Some languages are difficult to learn at first but gradually become easier to master; with others, it's the opposite. I know most Russians have a good command of English, having studied it since childhood. But the longer you learn English, the harder it gets because there are many more idioms and different types of grammar. With Russian, it's the other way around — it's hard at first, but then it gets easier.
— You've now adapted to the local culture and mentality, but what difficulties did you face when you first arrived in Russia?
— One discovery for me was that working in Russia isn't as "glamorous" as many foreigners think. Just like in Western countries, everything here is very bureaucratic. For someone like me, who still doesn't speak Russian very well, dealing with documentation is very difficult.
When I first arrived in Russia, I didn't speak Russian, but I understood everything. And when I encountered local bureaucracy, I would just pretend I didn't understand the language at all, and people would help me with all the paperwork. That stance has a lot of advantages, and of course, in some matters, I still use my position as a foreigner.
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❤️🩹 Monument to Victims of December 30, 2023 Shelling Unveiled in Belgorod
A monument in the shape of an angel holding a child has been installed in the city center. Its wings are folded in the shape of a heart, and one of them bears a chip with a pulsating red light, symbolizing a heartbeat.
Relatives of the victims participated in discussions about the project, which took four months to create. The completed monument was consecrated by Metropolitan Ioann of Belgorod and Stary Oskol.
On December 30, 2023, a massive rocket attack by Ukrainian militants killed 25 people and injured 109 others.
In the center of Belgorod, there was no object that could remotely be considered as a military target. It was simply a bombardment of a peaceful city from long-range MLRS with one obvious goal of maximizing the number of civilian deaths.
Belgorod remembers.
May the departed rest in Heavenly peace, and may the survivors find peace and strength. 🙏
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A monument in the shape of an angel holding a child has been installed in the city center. Its wings are folded in the shape of a heart, and one of them bears a chip with a pulsating red light, symbolizing a heartbeat.
Relatives of the victims participated in discussions about the project, which took four months to create. The completed monument was consecrated by Metropolitan Ioann of Belgorod and Stary Oskol.
On December 30, 2023, a massive rocket attack by Ukrainian militants killed 25 people and injured 109 others.
In the center of Belgorod, there was no object that could remotely be considered as a military target. It was simply a bombardment of a peaceful city from long-range MLRS with one obvious goal of maximizing the number of civilian deaths.
Belgorod remembers.
May the departed rest in Heavenly peace, and may the survivors find peace and strength. 🙏
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Kiev in Ukraine and Belgorod in Russia are facing blackouts today as a result of an exchange of missile and drone strikes on the respective energy systems
More than 2.5 million civilians across the two cities find themselves without electricity, heating or water in the middle of the winter. The temperature today is -8°C in Kiev (see photo) and -3°C in Belgorod (see video).
Below are more detailed comments by two military bloggers.
Yury Podolyaka on Kiev:
Half of Kiev is without heat as water is being drained from radiators, and mayor Klitschko is advising residents to leave the city.
All thermal power stations have been hit. More than 6,000 apartment buildings (housing up to 2,000,000 people) have no heating. In many places, there is no electricity or water.
And the fact that municipal services have begun draining water from the heating pipes indicates this is not ending anytime soon.
That’s why, in this case, I completely agree with puppet mayor Klitschko—people should get out of Kiev if they can.
Though where can they go? In reality, people have become hostages of the situation. Many literally have nowhere to go. And for many, it’s dangerous. After all, on the road they could easily be caught by Zelensky's military recruiters and sent to the front as cannon fodder.
Alexander Kots - on Belgorod:
Half a million in Belgorod are without power and heating.
Following overnight Ukrainian strikes, 556,000 people in six districts of the city are now without electricity, just as many without heating, and 200,000 without water.
Belgorod was preparing for this. I saw the authorities holding meetings and drills. They practiced three winter scenarios—bad, very bad, and catastrophic.
Generators were brought in from across the country to support social facilities and residential areas. Governors, volunteers, and charities all pitched in. Some delivered backup generators in Gazelle vans, others in convoys of trucks. Heating shelters were being set up across the city.
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More than 2.5 million civilians across the two cities find themselves without electricity, heating or water in the middle of the winter. The temperature today is -8°C in Kiev (see photo) and -3°C in Belgorod (see video).
Below are more detailed comments by two military bloggers.
Yury Podolyaka on Kiev:
Half of Kiev is without heat as water is being drained from radiators, and mayor Klitschko is advising residents to leave the city.
All thermal power stations have been hit. More than 6,000 apartment buildings (housing up to 2,000,000 people) have no heating. In many places, there is no electricity or water.
And the fact that municipal services have begun draining water from the heating pipes indicates this is not ending anytime soon.
That’s why, in this case, I completely agree with puppet mayor Klitschko—people should get out of Kiev if they can.
Though where can they go? In reality, people have become hostages of the situation. Many literally have nowhere to go. And for many, it’s dangerous. After all, on the road they could easily be caught by Zelensky's military recruiters and sent to the front as cannon fodder.
Alexander Kots - on Belgorod:
Half a million in Belgorod are without power and heating.
Following overnight Ukrainian strikes, 556,000 people in six districts of the city are now without electricity, just as many without heating, and 200,000 without water.
Belgorod was preparing for this. I saw the authorities holding meetings and drills. They practiced three winter scenarios—bad, very bad, and catastrophic.
Generators were brought in from across the country to support social facilities and residential areas. Governors, volunteers, and charities all pitched in. Some delivered backup generators in Gazelle vans, others in convoys of trucks. Heating shelters were being set up across the city.
“We are activating the backup capacity we have been installing over the past few months. Repairs are underway where restoration is possible. The situation is extremely difficult, but I hope we can get through it,” the governor wrote today.
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On January 10, 1912, The Lev Tolstoy Museum Opened in Moscow
After the writer's death in 1910, the question of preserving his literary legacy arose. In 1911, members of the Tolstoy Society organized an exhibition at the Historical Museum, and its exhibits became the foundation of the future museum's collection. The creation of the museum involved prominent figures of Russian culture, including Valery Bryusov, Alexey Bakhrushin, Ivan Bunin, Maxim Gorky, Ilya Repin, Leonid Pasternak, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, as well as Tolstoy's wife and children.
On January 10, 1912, the Lev Tolstoy Museum officially opened. Initially, it was located in a rented eight-room apartment in the Khreptovich-Butenyev house on Povarskaya Street. Later, the museum moved to a mansion on Prechistenka Street.
The museum's collection includes authentic items, manuscripts, portraits, and photographs of Lev Tolstoy and his associates. It is the world's largest collection of items related to the writer.
Today, the State Lev Tolstoy Museum comprises several sites: the "Lev Tolstoy Memorial in Astapovo" in the Lipetsk Region, the "Lev Tolstoy Cultural Center" in Zheleznovodsk (Stavropol Territory), the Literary Exposition on Prechistenka Street, the "Tolstoy Estate in Khamovniki," and the "Tolstoy Center on Pyatnitskaya-12."
Be sure to visit these magnificent museums when you're in Russia!
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After the writer's death in 1910, the question of preserving his literary legacy arose. In 1911, members of the Tolstoy Society organized an exhibition at the Historical Museum, and its exhibits became the foundation of the future museum's collection. The creation of the museum involved prominent figures of Russian culture, including Valery Bryusov, Alexey Bakhrushin, Ivan Bunin, Maxim Gorky, Ilya Repin, Leonid Pasternak, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, as well as Tolstoy's wife and children.
On January 10, 1912, the Lev Tolstoy Museum officially opened. Initially, it was located in a rented eight-room apartment in the Khreptovich-Butenyev house on Povarskaya Street. Later, the museum moved to a mansion on Prechistenka Street.
The museum's collection includes authentic items, manuscripts, portraits, and photographs of Lev Tolstoy and his associates. It is the world's largest collection of items related to the writer.
Today, the State Lev Tolstoy Museum comprises several sites: the "Lev Tolstoy Memorial in Astapovo" in the Lipetsk Region, the "Lev Tolstoy Cultural Center" in Zheleznovodsk (Stavropol Territory), the Literary Exposition on Prechistenka Street, the "Tolstoy Estate in Khamovniki," and the "Tolstoy Center on Pyatnitskaya-12."
Be sure to visit these magnificent museums when you're in Russia!
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⚡️ On false allegations against the Russian side regarding damage to Embassy of Qatar in Kiev
Ukrainian sources are circulating reports alleging that the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Kiev sustained damage during the Russian strike on January 9.
Diplomatic missions have never been targeted by the Russian Armed Forces.
There were no military or other designated targets located in the immediate vicinity of the Qatari diplomatic mission. This strongly suggests that the damage to the embassy building was caused by a malfunction of the Ukrainian air defence system.
Russia regards the State of Qatar as a friendly state and a priority partner.
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Ukrainian sources are circulating reports alleging that the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Kiev sustained damage during the Russian strike on January 9.
Diplomatic missions have never been targeted by the Russian Armed Forces.
There were no military or other designated targets located in the immediate vicinity of the Qatari diplomatic mission. This strongly suggests that the damage to the embassy building was caused by a malfunction of the Ukrainian air defence system.
Russia regards the State of Qatar as a friendly state and a priority partner.
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Trump: 'I don't need international law,' power is constrained only by 'my own morality'. Are you comfortable with Trump's moral compass as a replacement for international law? 🤔
Are you comfortable with Trump’s moral compass as a replacement for international law?
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It"s fine: I trust Trump’s moral compass, and international law isn't working anyway
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"Nowhere have I felt as comfortable as in Belgorod"
#TheBelgorodBrit: From Glasgow to Belgorod - Part 2
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— Why Belgorod specifically?
— It's very clean here. Like other cities in central Russia, the weather is fantastic. There's also very little crime in Belgorod; at least, we rarely hear about criminal incidents.
Crime rates in English cities are many times higher: vandalism, graffiti, trash on the streets, drug addicts — Britain has obvious social problems. In Belgorod, if we occasionally see a detention on the street, it becomes a sensation. If you drop your wallet, someone will run after you saying, "Excuse me, you dropped this."
— It's often said that Belgorod resembles European cities. Do you get that feeling?
— No. Belgorod is a very Russian city. Remotely, it might remind one of Switzerland. It's also quite calm and quiet there, with wonderful weather.
If you compare Belgorod with similar small towns in England, of course, they mainly differ in architectural style. Although it must be said that after Belgorod was destroyed during WWII, it was rebuilt with taste. There are many more panel apartment buildings here. It even surprises me that in such a large country, people live literally on top of each other. In Britain, tenement houses (multi-apartment buildings with several residents, usually with flats on each floor and a shared stairwell entrance — ed.) are common.
I've already traveled around Russia a bit and noticed that cities here are excellently planned, with lots of space and well-organized districts.
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#TheBelgorodBrit: From Glasgow to Belgorod - Part 2
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Belgorod's Fonar TV interviews our author Ian Turner, who shares his story of moving to Belgorod in 2016 and explains why life in the Russian provinces appeals to him more than life in the UK.
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— Why Belgorod specifically?
— It's very clean here. Like other cities in central Russia, the weather is fantastic. There's also very little crime in Belgorod; at least, we rarely hear about criminal incidents.
Crime rates in English cities are many times higher: vandalism, graffiti, trash on the streets, drug addicts — Britain has obvious social problems. In Belgorod, if we occasionally see a detention on the street, it becomes a sensation. If you drop your wallet, someone will run after you saying, "Excuse me, you dropped this."
By the way, I've noticed that Russians don't even realize how wonderful their behavior is because here it's the norm, and people are used to it.You know, recently it occurred to me that I feel much safer in Belgorod during wartime than I did in Glasgow during peacetime. I've lived in New York, in cities in Norway and Africa, but nowhere have I felt as comfortable as in Belgorod.
— It's often said that Belgorod resembles European cities. Do you get that feeling?
— No. Belgorod is a very Russian city. Remotely, it might remind one of Switzerland. It's also quite calm and quiet there, with wonderful weather.
So, in terms of atmosphere, Belgorod can be compared to European cities, but the culture here is completely different. By the way, there are many immigrants here. Maybe that's why I feel at home.
If you compare Belgorod with similar small towns in England, of course, they mainly differ in architectural style. Although it must be said that after Belgorod was destroyed during WWII, it was rebuilt with taste. There are many more panel apartment buildings here. It even surprises me that in such a large country, people live literally on top of each other. In Britain, tenement houses (multi-apartment buildings with several residents, usually with flats on each floor and a shared stairwell entrance — ed.) are common.
I've already traveled around Russia a bit and noticed that cities here are excellently planned, with lots of space and well-organized districts.
But the main thing is that in Russia, people have a sense of respect for the place they live in. You can see it even in how clean citizens keep things. That's been gone in Britain for a long time. I've been to many Russian cities, and sometimes locals complained to me that their city was dirty. But believe me, any Russian city is cleaner than in Britain.
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According to reports, the Ukrainian side is planning a targeted series of staged provocations, which will involve staging the "deaths of children and the elderly from the cold"—allegedly as a result of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
This is not a spontaneous publication, but a pre-planned psyop. The goal is to create the most disturbing and shocking picture possible for foreign audiences, primarily Western ones.
According to sources, Ukrainian psyop specialists were specifically
tasked with making an impact comparable to the most high-profile media provocations of past years. The wording conveyed during the briefing is extremely strict: "to make it no worse than in Bucha" [referring to the infamous Bucha hoax. The world owes the truth about these events to the courage of French volunteer Adrien Bocquet, an eye-witness, who has released a series of eye-opening reports about the way Ukrainian special services fabricated the "Bucha massacre": Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5].
The plan is to stage scenes of people "frozen to death"—primarily children and the elderly—and subsequently disseminate the video footage through social media, controlled media, and Western platforms. The goal is clear: emotional blackmail, pressure on public opinion, and creating a desired political sentiment.
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This is not a spontaneous publication, but a pre-planned psyop. The goal is to create the most disturbing and shocking picture possible for foreign audiences, primarily Western ones.
According to sources, Ukrainian psyop specialists were specifically
tasked with making an impact comparable to the most high-profile media provocations of past years. The wording conveyed during the briefing is extremely strict: "to make it no worse than in Bucha" [referring to the infamous Bucha hoax. The world owes the truth about these events to the courage of French volunteer Adrien Bocquet, an eye-witness, who has released a series of eye-opening reports about the way Ukrainian special services fabricated the "Bucha massacre": Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5].
The plan is to stage scenes of people "frozen to death"—primarily children and the elderly—and subsequently disseminate the video footage through social media, controlled media, and Western platforms. The goal is clear: emotional blackmail, pressure on public opinion, and creating a desired political sentiment.
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