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Students of all grades will learn the motto “be prepared.” Nothing to to with boy scouts. All schools are teaching the “Be Prepared” -lessons in the “Important Things” talk frame, dedicated to the anniversary of the Soviet pioneers, revived as the “Movement of the First”. Supposedly kids are told about useful work and the environment, but the manuals of the Moscow Defense Ministry hide military propaganda: In the video dedicated to “good deeds” during the summer holidays kids are urged to “not forget about our heroes in the SMO” and are reminded that “camouflage nets can save many lives.” In videos children walk in formation and wear military-style clothes. The career guidance video for elementary school students says: “your dreams should come true when like-minded people are nearby.” MOs video reports about how they instruct kids to think about eternal war. @freerussia_report

Tidbits from the China visit Shoigu in China was not allowed to attend negotiations between Putin and Xi Jinping Sergei Shoigu was unable to attend the talks between Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing the first time, Kommersant journalist Andrei Kolesnikov reported. The organizers of the event doubted the validity of the ex-Minister of Defense's pass. Shoigu was forced to wait for some time on the street near the parliament building. “They didn’t want to let Shoigu into the House of People’s Assembly at all. The organizers were somehow not satisfied with his badge, which gives the right to passage when it comes to members of the delegation. And the Secretary of the Security Council had to wait more than a couple of minutes before the issue was finally resolved.” @freerussia_report

RuZZia for the ruZZians The State Duma proposed to equate diasporas with "foreign agents". State Duma deputy from the Communist Party faction Mikhail Matveev has developed a new version of the law on national cultural autonomies, equating national diasporas with "foreign agents". "In the case of interaction between associations belonging to ethnic communities that have their own states abroad of russia with foreign citizens and organizations, they are supposed to be classified as 'foreign agents'," he explained in an interview with state-owned media. The amendments also involve a ban on foreign funding of national and ethnic associations. At the same time, however, he assures that the document is allegedly not aimed at eliminating national diasporas in the country, since legally this cannot be done. "The concept of "diaspora" is absent in the legislation. It is impossible to legally eliminate something that does not legally exist," says Matveev. [I beg to differ. As ruZZia is able to ban noon-extistent organisation and declare them as terrorist and extremist, I really see no problem.] The purpose of the draft law is to eliminate "autonomies" and re-register all of them as national-cultural "associations," a member of the Communist Party claims. Moreover, according to the amendments, "in one municipality, region" it will not be possible to register more than one association of one ethnic community. Last summer, the mayor of the Kurgan region, Vadim Shumakov, already talked about the need to "eliminate diasporas through the Ministry of Justice" as ethnic associations "interfere in the work of law enforcement agencies" and "lobby the interests of fellow countrymen". In January, State Duma Deputy Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy said that ethnic communities and diasporas pose a threat to Z-landia, since they live according to "their own laws", outside the legal framework of the country. "All these national diasporas, fraternities and communities are nothing more than legalized mafia structures. In what way are these "fraternities" better than the same, but Corsican or Sicilian? They also bribe local authorities, excuse their own militants, protect semi-legal business and intimidate everyone else." At the same time, he called for an end to "interethnic liberalism" and the liquidation of such associations. On May 15, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev demanded to strengthen control over representatives of national diasporas. The Minister of Infernal Affairs, in particular, instructed police officers to timely check information about possible "extremist manifestations" and the activities of "ethnic criminal communities" and take "tough measures." Source We are getting closer to the goal. ruZZia for the ruZZians, Heil the Führer and anybody who doesn't parrot obediently official lies will be a "foreign agent". It is just the next step in enslaving the whole country and any territory they get their greedy hands on. @freerussia_report

"No one allowed Leah to go. Her boyfriend will be punished. We have our own laws" – father of Chechen woman Liya Zaurbekova, who fled from domestic violence. Addition to previous report The 44-year-old Beslan Zaurbekov, commented on her escape from physical and psychological violence. According to him, "no one allowed the adult girl to go." In interview to the pro-Kremlin Regnum he confirmed freely that she was forcibly kept at home, moreover, her lover "will be punished." Zaurbekov said that he is still searching Lia, but so far he has not been able to find her. "No one let Leah go. Everything was done to prevent her from leaving, but she managed to escape. She left, as if I were her enemy, now she is hiding from me. We have not yet been able to get in touch with her. But we will continue to search. Our elders said they would help find her, and whoever misled her, this guy, would be punished." "I saw this guy once. We have our own laws," Beslan says who stressed there can be only one way out: the daughter's lover must convert to Islam, otherwise the daughter will be punished. "There are no clear conditions for punishing such a girl. In general, you can't do that. If you disobey, there will be problems, but you have to be crazy." At the same time, Zaurbekov denies that there is domestic violence in the family. The oh so righteous "father" put her on the wanted list as a minor, although she is already 19 years old and wrote a statement that she left home of her own free will and asks not to look for her. Their relatives didn't only follow her to Putinistan but also besieged the police station where she seeked safety. Human rights activists reported that Chechens "were on duty" next to the Nagatino-Sadovniki police station, to take Zaurbekova home. At the same time, those who gathered at the police station lied to reporters that they "do not know any relative," and came to the department "to wash the car." The hunt for Zaurbekova did not stop although she managed to get out of the police station and leave the country. Almost immediately the State Duma deputy, Kadyrov's right-hand man, Adam Delimkhanov, joined it. However, this guy has his own relationship with the law of the russian fuckeration as he earlier publicly threatened to cut off the heads of the Yangulbayev family, who oppose the Kadyrov regime. Not everyone manages to escape. We reported about the fate of Seda Suleymanova, who fled from relatives attempting to force her to marry and threatened her with "honor killing." She lived in St. Petersburg with her boyfriend since January 2023, but was kidnapped by security forces, after which she was forcibly taken to Chechnya and handed over to her relatives. A few days later, the so-called "human rights ombudsman" in Chechnya, Mansur Soltayev, said that he had met with Suleymanova and published a joint photo with her, assuring that she is fine and her rights are not violated. Since then, nobody heard again from her and human rights activists believe that Seda is dead, the Investigative Committee opened a case of "unknown disappearance." Source @freerussia_report

A criminal case was opened against anti-war activist Igor Orzhevsky for “justifying terrorism” and spreading “fake news.” Orzhevsky and his mother Svetlana publish information about the war with Ukraine on their website and social networks. At the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, VKontakte limited access to the Orzhevsky groups several times, and in February blocked their personal pages. In May, both were fined a total of 104.000 rubles under four administrative charges. Now Orzhevsky is charged again. “Neither I nor my mother ever condoned terrorism. On our website, for which we were recently fined, there is not a single word about the approval of anything related to terrorism. There are no case materials, so I don’t know what exactly they charge. Most likely the information is from the same site,” the activist said. In addition, Orzhevsky was put on the wanted list. It is still unknown whether criminal cases have been opened against his mother and whether she is wanted. @freerussia_report

RuZZians are unable to protect military facilities in the occupied Lugansk region ATESH agents in Sverdlovsk, Lugansk region report significant damage to tanks with fuel and lubricants as a result of a strike by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on May 20. The fire lasted until the morning. After the arrivals, the invaders spent a long time trying to shoot down imaginary drones... Strikes against the occupiers and their logistics in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions are becoming more frequent. This is due to the huge amount of air defense assets that have been transferred to Crimea, as well as the work of the ATESH movement. Our movement is growing. And we will not stop until we liberate our people from under the racist occupation! Message from ATESH Well done. Keep the good work up! @freerussia_report

RuZZian banks began to massively close branches after the collapse of profits. Falling profits are forcing Russian banks to reduce their branch network in the country. In total, 101 offices were closed in April, Maxim Osadchiy, head of the analytical department of the BKF, told RIA Novosti, citing data from the Central Bank. According to him, by May 1, the number of branches decreased to 24,347, mainly due to Sberbank, which liquidated 49 branches at once. The Tomsk region suffered the most, losing 12 bank offices. This is followed by Tatarstan (-10) and St. Petersburg (-9). However, if we take the first four months of this year, the undisputed leader of the anti-rating was the Stavropol Territory, where 64 bank branches were closed. In total, during this period, credit institutions liquidated 171 offices. It is noteworthy that for the whole of 2023, only one bank branch was opened in Z-landia. However, they were actively created in the occupied territories of Ukraine. (296) In total, as of May 1, 503 bank branches operate in these regions. The profits of 20 ruZZian banks from the top 50 fell sharply in the first quarter of 2024. Credit institutions explained the drop in business margins by sanctions, rising rates and payments of excess profit tax, also known as the "war tax". Source @freerussia_report

RuZZia entered the top 10 for wine consumption in the world Dmitry Alkoholevich tried his best! Well done! @freerussia_report

Novosibirsk physicist Anatoly Maslov sentenced to 14 years in prison for "treason". The court sentenced Anatoly Maslov, a Novosibirsk physicist, 77-year-old chief researcher at the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Siberian Branch of the russian Academy of Sciences, to 14 years in prison in a "treason" case. Anatoly Maslov is one of the defendants in the case of "hypersonic" scientists. Together with scientists Alexander Shiplyuk and Valery Zvegintsev, he participated in the projects of the seventh framework program of the European Union TransHyBerian, coordinated by the Belgian Von-Karmanov Institute of Hydrodynamics, and studied hypersonic technologies that are used in the Avangard and Kinzhal combat missile systems. All three scientists were accused of transferring classified data to China. Scientists in ruZZia are systematically imprisoned in cases of treason. Often these are elderly people with serious illnesses, who sometimes do not live to see the verdict. All scientists who have ever participated in international projects are at risk. But most of all, the authorities are interested in those whose work can be related to the defense sector, as well as physicists engaged in research in the field of high-speed aerodynamics or hypersound. Treason cases for show. The country's dictator regularly and publicly demands to strengthen counterintelligence, fight enemies and look for spies. Treason cases are initiated progressively, but they are reported in waves, following Putin's corresponding message. After each such statement, within a short period of time, the FSB reports that it has found spies or terrorists, neutralized saboteurs, depending on the topic of the dictator's speech. However, this does not mean that the cases were initiated immediately after the statement. This is material that the FSB accumulates and shows to the public at the right time to demonstrate that the service responds to Putin's instructions. Any case of international cooperation gives grounds for "treason" charges. The regime shows scientists that "they can come for everyone, no one will prove anything, and the verdict will still be guilty." The result: Scientists warned that they do not know how to continue doing their job, since any article or report can cause accusations of treason. So scientific and technical potential is undermined, people are afraid to go into science, and young specialists are leaving the country. Others grab the chance for well paid military work. But working in science without international cooperation necessarily means having to steal international scientific information through spies, as it was during the USSR times. Source The FSB works in just the same way in the "bribery cases". @freerussia_report

This is getting every day more ridiculous! The Z-airforce bombed again Shebekino and the surrounding area with 4 aerial bombs. On May 17, 3 FABs were found in Shebekino, Belgorod Region. 2 FAB-500 and a FAB-250. “I met with residents of households that were damaged as a result of yesterday’s fall of an explosive object. Thanks to the coordinated work of the emergency services, it was possible to remove the explosive object without consequences. The construction organization has already begun inspecting the damaged property, as soon as the list of works is determined, they will begin restoration,” wrote the head of the district, Vladimr Zhdanov, dutifully not specifying the KFO (known falling object), he also kept silent about other cases. The fourth aerial bomb in 2 days, a FAB-500 was dropped on the Shebekinsky city district on May 18. Raising the ASTRA count to 50 FABs selfbombing ruZZia and the TOT of Ukraine. Almost four dozen bombs cannot be cleared in the so-called DPR. @freerussia_report