18/ 'We can explain' found from government procurement records that expenditure is mostly going on shelters in government buildings. Only one shelter in a residential building was repaired: it houses the local branch of United Russia, Putin's political party.
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Deputy suspects stolen security funds, secrecy raises alarm
17/ However, there is little sign that anything useful has been done with the money. City Duma deputy Evgeny Stupin hints that it has been stolen, noting that information about expenditure on security measures is treated as highly secret.
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Basement shelters unfurnished, escape city if possible, says civil defence.
14/ …'The keys are with the person responsible for the protective structure.' " Many basement shelters are unfurnished. "Some of our basements are not even equipped, so if you have the opportunity to escape from the city, it’s better to do so,” a civil defence employee says.
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Russian military unpreparedness: makeshift improvements made after setbacks
15/ "I believe that Russia is not prepared at all," the employee adds. "Until the cock pecked us in the ass, there was nothing there at all. Now we have put toilets, washbasins, beds, flashlights, and first aid kits there."
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Shelter inscription with Civil Defence address and emergency contact details
13/ "An A4 sheet with the inscription “Shelter” is glued with tape, and below there is an inscription with the address of the Civil Defence and Emergency Situations point, the mobile phone number of the duty officer and the notification: …
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Moscow Air Raid Shelter Shortage Sparks Widespread Pessimism
10/ In Moscow's Biryulyovo district (population 150,000), only 4 shelters are reportedly available. There are none at all in the Tagansky district (population 110,000). A duty officer in the Nizhegorodsky district told a reporter cheerfully: "We are all going to die!"
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Moscow air raid shelter survey yields unimpressive results a year after decree
2/ 'We can explain' has carried out a survey of air raid shelter availability in Moscow, a year on from an edict by the city's mayor to make shelters available to the population following the first direct attacks by Ukrainian drones. However, the results are unimpressive.
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Russia deploys new shrapnel warhead in Shahed-136 drones
#Russia Uses New Shrapnel Warhead in Shahed #KamikazeDrones A new warhead has been found in Russian #Shahed-136 attack drones, but it’s not thermobaric, as had been suggested in reports over the weekend.
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Merci aux volontaires pour l’Ukraine
On #IntlVolunteerDay, sincere thanks to all who volunteer to unite Ukraine as a free, democratic country! Since 2014, volunteers’ time, energy & hearts have powered aid for IDPs, children & supported soldiers. Your spirit fortifies our freedom! #StandwithUkraine
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Russian strike on Kherson kills 2, injures 1
A Russian strike on Kherson on the morning of Dec. 5 killed at least two people and injured at least one, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.