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  • Putin faces fresh revolt as fed-up Russians burn down 25-acre warehouse in fury at war

    01/13/2024 6:17:02 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 73 replies
    Express UK ^ | 1/13/2024 | Tim McNulty
    A giant warehouse near St Petersburg has gone up in smoke after the Russian workers there set the entire facility ablaze. The action was reportedly taken after Russian police raided the Wildberries warehouse to find people to conscript to fight the war in Ukraine. According to Russian media sources the incident is currently under investigation by the state prosecutor's office. According to APA's Russian bureau, there is currently no available information regarding the number of casualties or injuries caused by the fire. The fire took hold of the 50 thousand square metre site and required hundreds of firefighters to bring...
  • Putin's Plan to Fix Russia's Egg Crisis Backfires

    01/12/2024 1:24:26 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 34 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 1/12/2024 | Yevgeny Kuklychev
    Russia's egg shortage is being exacerbated by bird flu-riddled imports from Turkey, one of the country's biggest trading partners and a NATO member, according to a recent report citing a Russian government official. More than one-fifth of the eggs imported from Turkey were found to be infected with the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza, as well as other dangerous ailments including salmonella and botulism, Russian authorities warned. -snip- Russia's attempt to pivot to Turkey for emergency egg supplies in January now appears to have backfired, as the delivery of the first batch of Turkish eggs was promptly followed by reports...