Solovyov snorts a big line of Cynicaine and starts shoveling it with a straight face
Vladimir Solovyov talks about Igor Kirillov
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I have read this sentence many times over, and l don’t know what you mean?
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I didn’t see anything that confirms a fourth (or third) oil tanker sinking in the Kerch straight
but saw this
The incident occurred 50 kilometers northeast of Simushir Island, part of the Kuril Islands chain.
On the evening of December 17, the vessel issued a distress signal to the maritime rescue coordination center in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The rescue ship Rubin was dispatched to tow the disabled tanker to port.
This marks the fourth tanker incident involving Russian vessels in the past week.
During the night of December 16–17, the tanker Volgoneft 109 issued a distress signal near the Port of Kavkaz. The captain reported a breach in the fourth cargo tank, which led to fuel oil seeping into a ballast tank. While the hull of the ship remained intact and no oil was spilled into the water, the vessel was carrying 4,000 tons of fuel oil at the time. Fourteen crew members were onboard.
On December 15, 2 other Russian tankers—Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239—were involved in a maritime disaster in the Kerch Strait.
The incident resulted in 1 fatality, and 11 crew members were hospitalized in critical condition. Volgoneft 212 broke apart and sank during the incident.
Preliminary reports suggest that more than 4,200 cubic meters of oil products could have leaked into the sea out of the total 9,000 cubic meters being transported.
The spill caused significant environmental damage, with dozens of kilometers of the Krasnodar Krai shoreline coated in oil.
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Morning all!
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Of course there’s something pathetic about 60 year olds in basic training, but this plays pretty well into the decadent West line too. Ukrainians are scared to conscript 18-25 year olds while Russians past their prime are queueing up to fight for mother Russia. Admittedly both countries have seen their share of fleeing potential troops, but I think there is a grain of truth here. One weakness of an individualistic society is when members are asked to sacrifice for the common good.
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Reportedly, the salary for joining the military in Russia is now four times the average income.
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arctic fleet about to reach the find out stage
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I suppose stressing the individualist v collectivist aspect is one way of looking at. But perhaps the cultures of the two countries aren’t that fundamentally different enough to make a strong case for that being a prime cause. Maybe a bigger cause is patriotism not being a factor at all, rather the ridiculously large financial inducements offered by Putin. The sheer amount of money on offer has swept up more individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds (regardless of age) and the amount of money being burnt through to keep these guys going to the front as fodder cannot be matched by Ukraine.
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Adding to inflationary pressure, even on a small scale.
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