Six people reported wounded in Alabuga. Haven't found reports on wounded in Nizhnekamsk, fire had started but was reportedly quickly extinguished.

Source for the record: https://t.me/RVvoenkor/65216?single

Dnieper Hydroelectric Plant was created in USSR as one of the Great Construction of Communism objects, same as the recently destroyed Kakhovka Dam.

Yet another strike against the soviet legacy, however little is still left.

Apologies for the subpar source. But the gist of it stands: Kstovo oil refinery was struck by an explosive carrying drone last night, Moscow time. I've included a link to Google maps, to give an idea how far the place is from the SMO frontlines.

Title says it all, really. You can read it using the browser translation.

While normally I would dismiss this as yet another rambling of an irrelevant old quack, the fact it got published by RIA is what raises eyebrows. My guess would be it is a test of public opinion, kinda like what USian press does.

According to Rosselkhoznadzor data, China bought 132,9 thousand tons of bird meat and 21,5 thousand tons of beef.

At the same time, Iran imported 10,3 thousand tons of mutton, Vietnam - 85,1 thousand tons of pork, Belarus - 78,8 thousand tons of pork, Kazakhstan imported 48,9 pre-made of meat produce.

Incidentally, meat prices in Russia have been steadily growing throughout 2023, to the point of people complaining about it to the president. In response to this criticism, agricultural holdings said the price hike is due to a rise in demand. Looks like they weren't lying - they just didn't say demand from where.

Valeriy Pavlovich was born in 1904 in Vasilyovo, Nizhny Novgorod province. The town was later renamed Chkalovsk in his honour and holds that name still.

During his service as a test pilot, Chkalov has tested I-15 and I-16 interceptors, TB-1and TB-3 heavy bombers, as well as numerous experimental designs from Polikarpov. He had invented new aerial maneuvers - ascending corkscrew and slowed down barrel roll.

In 1936, Chkalov headed a team that commenced a record flight - from Moscow to island Udd in the Far East, with no intermediate landings.

In 1937, Chkalov headed the crew that commenced an even longer record flight - from Moscow to Vancouver, USA (Washington state), across the north pole and with no intermediate landings. The flight took two days and utilised ANT-125 airplane. The original plane has been restored and can be found in Chkalov museum, in Chkalovsk, Russia.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/ANT-25_in_Chkalov_museum.jpg

Valeriy Chkalov has tragically perished on December 15th,1938, during the test flight of the new I-180 fighter plane. During the landing descent, the engine suddenly stalled, sending the plane into uncontrolled twist. Chkalov was thrown out of the cabin and hit his head on debris. He was rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately it was too late. He has passed away without returning to consciousness.

In conclusion, I would like to offer this little tidbit. Years later, Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space and test pilot of renown himself, placed Chkalov as an inspiration, and perhaps even the reason he went into aviation. Thus a true people's hero blazes a trail, even if he cannot follow it himself.

Recently Mr. Shirokov proclaimed that under the current state of economic development in Russia, 60% of Russian citizens ought to live in rental property, instead of owning it.

He suggested raising fees for apartment maintenance to 30-35k Rubles (monthly), and if the owner can't pay - move the apartment to a specially created "municipal fund". Since obviously if a person can't pay, they can't take care of it, right? It also means the person can be ousted from aforementioned apartment.

Paging whoever claimed Russian capitalism is different, that it's subservient to the state and all that.

A plane arrived at Makhachkala airport from Tel-Aviv today. A large crowd gathered at the airport and ended up storming the fences and breaking first into the building, and then out onto the landing ground. As can be seen in the video (see URL in the title), the crowd is waving Palestinian flags. Eyewitnesses report cars are being stopped and the passports of passengers are being checked. Reportedly, the crowd is "looking for the Jews".

With US funds, weapons and ammunition supposedly being redirected from Ukraine to Israel, the Neonazis and their orbiters will have their own, updated "Stab in the back" myth.

Greetings, comrades. So to cut the story short, my physical state is absolute junk and it's about time to do something about it. I am overweight and lose breath after going up s flight or two of stairs, my back hurts almost daily and lifting things heavier than a backpack is stating to feel hard. All the doctors say I require exercise to resolve most issues. However, due to long commute and a few other issues, I can't really visit gym on a regular basis (plus it's not cheap). So what can I do from home to stop being a useless blob of blubber? For reference, I have a set of dumbbells, but using them hurts tendons in my arms more than it seems to affect the muscles.

I am seeking advice from the comrades

I think we should celebrate. Lenin appreciation thread