Looks like the Russians got it backwards again...

From January 1, 2023, tariffs for housing and communal services have increased in the DPR and LPR.

On average, the size of a receipt for housing and communal services in 2023 will increase by 20% in the DPR and by 17% in the LPR. Regional authorities unanimously motivate this increase for two reasons. Firstly, the fact that in the republics the tariffs are 2-2.5 times lower than in the neighboring Rostov region. Secondly, the fact that the size of the increase is always set in relation to the growth of citizens' incomes - the minimum wage (SMIC) and the minimum pension. Since joining the Russian Federation, minimum wages have been increased in the DPR by 58%, in the LPR - by 49%.

The message that in 2023 the regime of free water supply to the population will continue in connection with the idle canal "Seversky Donets-Donbass" looks mocking. But for those who receive water from artesian wells, the tariff will increase by 5 rubles per 1 cubic meter. meter. They reassure that the process of equalizing tariffs with other regions of the Russian Federation will be divided into 10 years, and the next increase will be in July 2024.

I have a feeling that the integration of the republics started from the wrong side. Do those who initiated the tariff hike know that people in the Donbas have been living for many years without water and heat under shelling and burying their loved ones every day? Accepted to Russia and raised tariffs ...

Integrating new regions must begin with ensuring the safety of people. Then to equalize the standard of living, wages, food prices, which are much higher than those in Rostov with significantly lower incomes. And then, of course, it will be possible to raise tariffs.

С 1 января 2023 года в ДНР и ЛНР повысились тарифы на жилищно-коммунальные услуги.

В среднем размер квитанции за ЖКХ в 2023 году возрастет на 20% в ДНР и на 17% в ЛНР. Власти регионов единогласно мотивируют такое повышение двумя причинами. Во-первых, тем, что в республиках тарифы ниже, чем в соседней Ростовской области в 2-2,5 раза. Во-вторых, тем, что размеры повышения всегда устанавливаются в привязке к росту доходов граждан – минимальному размеру оплаты труда (МРОТ) и минимальной пенсии. С момента вступления в состав Российской Федерации МРОТы увеличены в ДНР на 58%, в ЛНР - на 49%.

Издевательски выглядит сообщение о том, что в 2023 году продолжится режим безоплатной подачи воды населению в связи с  неработающим каналом «Северский Донец—Донбасс». Но для тех, кто получает воду из артезианских скважин, тариф увеличится на 5 рублей за 1 куб. метр. Успокаивают тем, что процесс выравнивания тарифов с другими регионами РФ будет разбит на 10 лет, и следующее повышение будет в июле 2024.

У меня ощущение, что интеграцию республик начали не с той стороны. Известно ли тем, кто инициировал поднятие тарифов, что люди на Донбассе много лет без воды и тепла под обстрелами живут и близких хоронят ежедневно? Приняли в Россию и подняли тарифы…

Интегрировать новые регионы надо начинать с обеспечения безопасности людей. Потом выравнивать уровень жизни, зарплат, цен на продукты, которые значительно выше тех же ростовских при существенно более низких доходах населения. А потом, конечно, можно будет и тарифы поднимать.

🇷🇺⚡Alexander Lapin has been appointed chief of the Ground Forces of the RF Armed Forces — Readovka source

The source clarified that the colonel-general has been fulfilling his duties for at least a month and a half.

Russell TEXAS Bentley, [1/10/2023 11:45 AM]
Kadyrov and Pregozin both (correctly) called Lapin a total fuckup. He was removed from command after his failures near Kharkov and Izium. I can't believe he could be reinstated. He now has an administrative job, not military command. Here's what Oleg Tsarev wrote about him today -

"Previously, Lapin led the Center group. However, due to failures at the front, he was severely criticized by the head of Chechnya, Kadyrov, who called him "incompetent", and the head of the Wagner PMC, Prigozhin. The media wrote that because of this, Lapin was removed from command, and then that he wrote a letter of resignation.

Let me remind you that it was under his command that our troops suffered a heavy defeat near Balakleya and Izyum, carried out the very “regrouping” from the Kharkov region, as a result of which our troops not only suffered losses, but also left many cities and people.

This is the same Lapin who, on camera, awarded his own son with the Zhukov medal for the offensive / retreat from Sumy and Chernigov. The plot was shown exactly at the time when our troops were leaving these regions."

Russell TEXAS Bentley, [1/10/2023 11:48 AM]
More on Lapin from Tsarev -

"The reality with Lapin's new appointment is such that it does not correspond to either Strelkov's lamentations or the enthusiasm of his loyalist haters ("well, did you get it, critics?")

This, of course, is not an honorary retirement pension, as some people try to make it out to be. But at the same time, he was removed from the combat leadership of the troops.

Now he is responsible for the general condition of the ground forces, but this is something other than the command of the fronts."

Коллеги прислали актуальное фото, как по их птице отработала ПВО противника. При увеличении видно, как ракета летит на перехват. Ребятам повезло - после взрыва птица смогла вернуться домой.

Colleagues sent an up-to-date photo of how the enemy’s air defense worked out on their bird. When zoomed in, you can see how the missile flies to intercept. The guys were lucky - after the explosion the bird was able to return home.

​​С 13:10 сегодня по 15:00 Донецк под артиллерийско-ракетным обстрелом.
Нацисты из
155мм орудий и РСЗО нанесли удары по жилым домам в
Кировском, Петровскому Куйбышевском,Ленинском районам.
Данные по жертвам и разрушениям уточняются.
#новости #донецк

From 13:10 today to 15:00 Donetsk under artillery and rocket fire.
Nazis from 155mm guns and MLRS hit residential buildings in
Kirovsky, Petrovsky Kuibyshevsky, Leninsky districts.
Currently no water or electricity in Petrovsky due to shelling.
Data on casualties and destruction are being specified.
#news #Donetsk

Ukrops planning a Spring offensive. So are we. Much depends on who moves first and more efficiently.
From Oleg Tsarev today - "I read that by the spring of this year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine plan to create three army corps with a strength of 75,000 people. They are armed with NATO heavy equipment (infantry fighting vehicles from the USA and Germany, heavy wheeled armored vehicles from France, artillery from Italy, etc.). There are two important points about this information. First, a large number. Given that out of a total of 75,000, 15,000 people are trained by the European Union and at least 10,000 by the UK. And secondly, a new structural organization of the Ukrainian army. Until now, the brigade has been the main combat unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but now the corps is becoming it.
Since an offensive by corps is more effective than in brigades due to a simpler system of managing a single command, greater coordination, we can make an unambiguous conclusion about the preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for an offensive campaign in the spring of 2023.

At the end of December, at the final meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense, structural changes were also announced in our army. Moreover, similar ones: the actual abandonment of the BTG concept (battalion tactical groups, on average 5-7 thousand people) and the return to the concept of large formations - divisions (10-15 thousand people) were announced. It was decided to include in each combined arms and tank army an aviation division and an army aviation brigade, including from 80 to 100 combat helicopters. This decision reflects the intention to radically improve the interaction between the aerospace forces (VKS) and the ground forces.

Correct decisions. And now much will depend on which of the parties to the conflict implements them faster and more efficiently."

This is the best news of the New Year, IF TRUE. We will soon see. Dait Bog it is true!

🇷🇺🇺🇦 The exit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Soledar is completely blocked. All routes of movement of vehicles under the fire control of the Wagner Group and units of the RF Armed Forces. Aviation will work at night, our MLRS and TOS-1A are working right now.

"Too little, too late." The epitaph of modern Western media, government and justice. Also applies to the "resistance" of so-called uSA "Patriots" these days. Think I'm wrong? THEN PROVE IT!

Too Little Too Late From WaPo Admitting Russian Trolls Had ‘Little Influence,’ Critics Say

The Washington Post’s analysis of a Monday report admitting Russian “trolls” had little influence on the US presidential election in 2016 - contrary to the newspaper’s reporting at the time which won them a Pulitzer Prize - has been panned for coming so late.

“Russiagate was - and is - one of the most deranged and unhinged conspiracy theories in modern times. It wasn't spread by QAnon or 4Chan users but the vast majority of media corporations, ‘scholars,’ think tank frauds, and NYT/NBC's ‘disinformation units’,” wrote Glenn Greenwald.

"It kind of seems that Hillary and our media are running out of excuses for why she lost other than she was one of the worst candidates in modern history," The Spectator contributing editor Stephen Miller joked.

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🇷🇺 50 Russian fighters released from captivity landed in Chkalovskiy last night.

The guys were transported with the IL-76M transport aircraft. Though it makes no difference what they were transported with, what airport they were transported to. They got to their homeland.

Now the guys will be treated and rehabilitated in medical institutions of the Ministry of Defence. Great Christmas news.

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Знаете, я всегда рад, когда наши ребята возвращаются домой живыми из нацистского плена. Но когда я вижу многочисленные сообщения о 50 наших парнях, вернувшихся домой, и НОЛЬ сообщений о том, что русские обменяли на них, это может заставить разумного человека задуматься, не позволили ли русские снова поиметь себя при очередном обмене пленными. Я не говорю, что они это сделали - я просто спрашиваю, почему, если они этого не сделали, они не сообщают, что они обменяли на наших ребят.

You know, I am always glad when our guys come home alive from Nazi captivity. But when I see numerous reports of 50 of our guys returning home, and ZERO reports of the Russians exchanging for them, it might make a reasonable person wonder if the Russians let themselves get screwed again in another prisoner exchange. I'm not saying they did - I'm just asking why, if they didn't, they don't report what they exchanged for our guys.

Первый шаг на пути к мудрости - называть вещи своими именами. Марков делает именно это. Говорить правду власти - вот истинная работа настоящих патриотов.

The first step on the road to wisdom is to call things by their correct name. Markov does exactly that here. Speaking truth to power is the true work of true Patriots.

Неожиданное интервью Сергея Маркова. Неожиданное не содержанием. Неожиданное тем, что это интервью именно Сергея Маркова, моего хорошего товарища и, по совместительству, «кремлевского пропагандиста» — я не вкладываю в этот термин негативного оттенка.

Когда приезжаешь в Москву, сталкиваешься с тем, что, как правило, у людей шапкозакидательские настроения. Война где-то там, далеко. У Соловьева в студии. Обычно оценки текущей ситуации и перспективы варьируются от радужных до нейтральных. Оценки же Сергея Маркова неожиданно сильно отличаются от средних по Москве. Возможно, по причине того, что он часто читает зарубежные СМИ и общается с иностранными журналистами. Вынужден смотреть на ситуацию и их глазами тоже.

Своих оценок интервью не даю. Пусть каждый определяется сам.