tbh we dream of «моча съела говно» aka Putin and Prigozhin killing each other so the country would have even the smallest chance to move from those authoritarian/dictatorship regimes to something more democratic.

but yeah, i mostly worried for the civilians. it seems like Ahmat (pro-gov chechens) troops are near Rostov. they might be not as peaceful for russian civilians as Prigozhin’s 🤕

Some more Russian news if you’re interested:

Verstka [tg: svobodnieslova]

Entrances to cities Yelets and Efremov are blocked by pro-gov Russian troops, but some of Prigozhin’s colums of vehicles bypass the highway through the outskirts of other towns (like Krasnoe).

SOTA [tg: sotaproject] Some roads In the Lipetsk region are digged up, presumably to prevent the column of the Wagner Private Military Company from passing.

so, waiting for more news from Tula and Ryazan regions 🥶

pic: ASTRA [tg: astrapress] the scheme of closed roads in the Moscow region

🫂

we usually say «ебала жаба гадюку», what means both alternatives are extremely bad.

Prigozhin is a man-eater as well as Putin. he is also a cynical populist, and has no real position - all he want is power.

but Prigozhin’s rhetoric aka “those are ineffective and corrupt bureaucrats do not deserve their positions” has some sympathisers. especially bc his troops trying to avoid any conflict this civilians and focus only on confronting pro-gov troops

yeah, few hours ago there were news about closing the bridges. M-4, M-2 and M-5 are the main southern highways, i don’t know how Prigozhin’s troops could relocate from Lipetsk to Moscow other ways

here is a map as well

src: tg channel bazabazon

some Russian experts saw that coming yet were shocked it happened now (and not after de-escalation of Ukrainian conflict).

even today’s Strelkov-Girkin statement is all about that.

Putin was afraid of anyone else also having power so he split all military institutions into small agencies (even if they share the same aims: FSB and FSO, Rosgvardia and Police).

bc he is a chekist, the only agency that got *any* power is FSB.

Prigozhin is (as i suppose) trying to find support in the elites of other agencies. since we had no public statements supporting him, the chances for him to get what he wants decreases

i also don’t believe they would. most important bridges over Oka river are closed (in the Moscow region)

also there is info that Rosgvardia troops are relocating from St Petersburg to Moscow

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for me personally, this meme reminds of old classic RyTP vid of live broadcast with the president. There an interviewer asks:

- What other enemies of Russia will be hit by our Aerospace Forces? Maybe… Voronezh?

and Putin answers:

- Certainly.

here is a the full video: no eng subs there, sorry: [https://youtu.be/XvJ1TCkzLMI] https://nostr.build/av/d5cc5ca783fff11f72e95de71636abaf96284273f4df6d7d0506aa52e4665836.mov

According to a telephone sociological survey conducted among Russians in 2023, 0.8% of respondents associated the word "Voronezh" with the phrase "Bomb Voronezh"; more than a third of those surveyed (36%) gave scattered answers related to their own lives, while nearly half (49.1%) had difficulty answering.

In May 2023, State Duma deputy Andrey Gurulyov said on the "Solovyov.Live" TV show that aviation should "deal with Shebekino with planning bombs."

In 2018, the press service of the city administration stated that the meme is no longer popular on social networks and therefore "does not affect the investment climate in the capital of the Chernozemye".

At the same time, local authorities tried to promote the hashtag #IWantToBeInVoronezh on official resources, which social media users started to use ironically (for example, adding it to posts about the poor condition of local roads in the project "Rosyama. Voronezh").

This phrase also became part of a popular joke that spread across the Russian Internet:

Lavrov calls Shoigu and says:

- Listen, Kuzhugyetovich, don't bomb New York, my daughter lives there.

Shogu, outraged:

- Damn! Peskov asked not to bomb London and Paris, Medvedev - Berlin, Mizulina - Belgium, Zhirinovsky - Switzerland... Others from our side have called too, the list is long. Lavrov, where should we bomb then in case of anything?

- Hmm, well, let's bomb Voronezh, there are definitely no ours there.

The phrase became popular on the Russian Internet in early 2013 when the "Dima Yakovlev Law" was being discussed. Its opponents called it the "Law of Bastards." In response to the U.S. sanctions against Russian officials from the "Magnitsky List," the adoption of Russian orphans by U.S. citizens was prohibited.

The phrase was also used after the events of 2014 related to the occupation of Crimea by the Russian Federation when Western states began imposing sanctions to which the Kremlin responded with counter-sanctions, such as the Russian food embargo.

On December 21, 2011, at the beginning of the civil war in Syria, a tweet appeared on Twitter:

«Putin: If NATO invades Syria, we will start bombing Voronezh.»

The original tweet has been deleted, but there are retweets from 2012.

Starting in 2013, with the introduction of sanctions by Western countries and Russia's retaliatory counter-sanctions, the meme took on a new meaning. There was a joke that in response to sanctions, the president ordered to bomb Voronezh.

In August 2008, right after the end of the war in Georgia, a post appeared on LiveJournal that reminded of a joke about the residents of Voronezh asking Putin to bomb Voronezh when they learned that the government had decided to rebuild Tskhinvali.

According to one version (which has not yet been confirmed), one of the city deputies then said, "The amount allocated for South Ossetia is three times greater than the entire Voronezh region receives in three years. It would be better to bomb Voronezh, at least we could build decent roads."

"Bombing Voronezh" is originally an internet meme that later became a common phrase in connection with relevant political events in Russia in the 2010s.

"Bombing Voronezh" refers to the response of the Russian authorities to sanctions or other unfavorable actions by foreign countries, which harm the citizens of Russia and impede their interests.

oil depot explosion, helicopter missile attack, shells falling in the courtyards of apartment houses – all in Voronezh.

guess it’s my time to tell you about “Bombing Voronezh” meme.

(i’ve just translated ru-wiki page on this meme, and here is a thread)

i’m fine, staying at home even though there’s no Prigozhin’s troops in my town.

about the internet: i’ve heard there were internet slowdowns in Moscow region, but in my town only telegram has issues (probably due to the traffic)

ну во-первых, Путину и правда не свойственно в первые же моменты брать и высказываться по делу.

во-вторых, я тоже уже дошла до того, что готова поверить конспирологии, что деду плохо, и вот так элиты пытаются совершить передел сфер влияния

they didn’t harmed civilians but everyone is afraid and therefore hiding. military helicopters are also in the city.

and Prigozhin released another voice message saying they have goals and every one of 25 thousand troops are ready to die just because they are right and they are saving the motherland and their nation

my friend texted me, i live in another town.

they are in the center of the city, near military board (i do know if eng term is correct it’s called “headquarters of southern military region” in russian)