Russia secretly inspects shelters – 24 hours |
Source: Bloomberg
Translation: Innovator
USAon the website of “Bloomberg” agency “Russia under the fear of expanding the war, secretly inspects bomb shelters” was published.
The article says that Ukraine on the front military trying to protect their positions Russia is working to restore Cold War-era bomb shelters in its territory.
The agency writes, referring to people involved in this process, that government representatives secretly inspect basements and other places suitable for protection against rocket and bomb attacks, and order the cleaning or repair of shelters built during the Soviet era and neglected after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
“Bloomberg” notes that these steps civil defense infrastructure Ukraine It is part of the measures taken to prepare for the possibility of further expansion of the war.
The agency reminds that the campaign to restore bomb shelters across the country has not been officially announced, so it has not been clearly clarified what threats this work is related to.
Government only military confirmed that shelters were created or restored in several regions near the areas where the operations were carried out. April month Russia The Secretary of the Security Council of the Federation Nikolay Patrushev ordered a complete inventory of bomb shelters in the south of the country. In the document signed by Patrushev, the demand for the return of civil defense facilities removed from federal ownership in the southern regions was also set.
However, “Bloomberg” emphasizes with reference to people familiar with the situation that the process of inspection of shelters is going on all over the country, the basements of multi-apartment buildings from the Soviet era, schools and government offices are being cleaned or repaired in all cities.
“Bloomberg” reminds that bomb shelters in Ukraine have protected countless people from Russian missile strikes on civilian targets. In some cities, special signs have been installed at bus stops and other places to find the entrance to shelters. of Ukraine metro stations are also used as shelters in large cities.
Russia in February 2014 of Ukraine He conquered the Crimean peninsula and in March annexed it under the names of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
Russia that year of Ukraine Occupying regimes established a part of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. On February 21, 2022, Russia recognized those regimes as independent states, and from February 24, total military conducts operations. As a result of these operations, a large part of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions was captured.
From September 23 to 27, four occupying regimes held “referendums” to join Russia.
On September 29, the Russian president signed decrees recognizing Zaporozhye and Kherson regions as “sovereign and independent” subjects.
September 30 in Moscow Agreements were signed, providing for the transfer of four regions to Russia. The annexation documents were signed by the president of Russia and the leaders of the fake regimes.
The agreements received a positive response from the Constitutional Court on October 2, and on October 3 of parliament in the lower chamber (State Duma), approved in the upper chamber (Federation Council) on October 4, corresponding law projects have been accepted.
On October 5, the Russian president signed a package of documents, which provides for the transfer of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to Russia.
Ukraine and the military has recently started active counter-offensive operations. One of the main areas of the counter-attack is Cheson province. Russian militarypolitical taking into account these attacks, the administration decided to withdraw from some of the occupied regions.
On the morning of November 11, it was announced that Russian troops had completely left a part of the Kherson region of Ukraine, including the central city of the region, Kherson. After that, Ukrainian fighters entered the city of Kherson, which has been under occupation since March 3.