Translated material
The cost of war in Ukraine. Online May 1
The Bell continues to host an online video dedicated to the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022.
THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL OR IS RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL. 18+
Our site has been blocked. Subscribe to The Bell on Telegram!
As part of military censorship, Roskomnadzor blocked The Bell website, as well as dozens of other independent media. But we continue to work. Please subscribe to our channel in Telegram - where the editors publish news, analytics and exclusives the fastest. And here we tell where else to read us and how to support The Bell.
This online is complete. Read the new one here .
20:11 Finland agrees on the deployment of an American military base on its territory
about the preparation of a bilateral agreement in the field of defense, The newspaper Helsingin Sanomat writes citing Mikael Antella, deputy head of the political department of the Finnish Foreign Ministry. Under the terms of the agreement, the United States will be able to deploy its troops and equipment in Finland. In fact, this means that an American military base will appear there.
Antell is negotiating with the Finnish side. The main thing in the document is that it is "much wider in scope" and "ensures unhindered cooperation" with the United States in any situation related to security issues, and in a short time, the diplomat explained.
The treaty complements Finland's defense efforts, coupled with its entry into NATO. It does not apply to nuclear weapons. Washington has concluded similar agreements with other allies in the alliance.
15:51 Railway communication in the Bryansk region, where a freight train with oil products derailed due to undermining the tracks, will be suspended until morning
The locomotive of the freight train derailed at the 136th kilometer of the Bryansk-Unecha railway. An unidentified explosive device went off, said the governor of the region Alexander Bogomaz. There were no casualties. A criminal case has been opened on sabotage.
Baza writes that the train of 60 wagons was carrying oil products and lumber. The iron sheet was blown up right in front of the train itself. This information was confirmed by the source of Izvestia. According to the newspaper, the "Interception" plan has been introduced in the south-west of the region. At least two suspects are being sought, Mash said . They got on surveillance cameras.
According to Bogomaz, two locomotives and seven wagons derailed. The governor promised to restore the railway communication between Bryansk and Unecha by morning.
Another criminal case was opened today due to the explosion of a power transmission line pylon in the Gatchinsky district of the Leningrad region. It will be investigated under Art. 281 (sabotage) and Art. 222.1 (illicit trafficking in explosive devices) of the Criminal Code.
13:28 Vyacheslav Volodin criticized bloggers who earn "big fortunes" through "fraudulent schemes." This, according to the speaker of the State Duma, should be "under special control" of the Federal Tax Service.
“A lot of money, little conscience,” Volodin titled his post on Telegram. “While making big fortunes on people's trust, some, as we see, use fraudulent schemes to avoid paying taxes. And we are talking about huge sums: from millions to billions,” the deputy writes .
In enrichment at the expense of citizens, he blamed, first of all, those who "are trying to teach life by mastering social networks." According to Volodin, the Federal Tax Service is now “equipped with everything necessary to detect such crimes” and should take such issues under special control. Volodin suggested using the money collected from bloggers to repair schools and hospitals, “solving people’s problems,” as well as to support the military and their families.
The main thing for the night and morning:
- On the night of May 1, Russian troops launched a new missile attack on Ukraine. 18 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles were fired, of which 15 were shot down by air defense systems, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny said . Kiev, Sumy, Zaporozhye and other regions were attacked. Drones were also seen over Kyiv. The administration said they shot down all the missiles and UAVs over the city.
- In Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, at least 34 people were injured as a result of a missile attack, including five children, said the head of the regional administration, Serhiy Lysak. The hit fell on an industrial enterprise. In a residential area, 19 high-rise buildings, 25 private houses, six institutions of school and preschool education, and five shops were damaged. There are also destructions in the communities of the region.
- In the Leningrad region, near St. Petersburg, unidentified people blew up a power line support, said the governor of the region, Alexander Drozdenko. Explosives were found on another pillar. Later, Drozdenko wrote that the threat of detonation had been eliminated - the explosives experts removed and cleared the projectile with a fuse. The survey of other supports of the damaged line is currently underway.