Volga region: the price of war. June 22

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Today is June 22, the 1580th day of the war. In this issue, we summarize the week in the Volga region and tell how the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to change life in the regions.

In the program:

— Scenario visit: Why Vladimir Putin flew to Kazan, how mobile Internet was turned off for security reasons, and why the “random people” with whom the president communicated on the street probably turned out to be extras.

— The cost of war in numbers: Rustam Minnikhanov revealed data to Putin: how many thousands of Tatarstan citizens were sent to the front and how many billions the republic has already spent on a full-scale invasion.

— Fuel crisis: Shortage of 95-grade gasoline in Yoshkar-Ola and shocking 129 rubles per liter in Nizhny Novgorod. How Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries provoked a protracted fuel crisis in the rear.

— Taking care of mental health? The head of Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov, admitted why the republic does not turn on sirens during an air raid as a matter of principle.

— BARS Trap: Regional authorities are forming mobile groups to hunt for “Fierce” drones. A military expert is sure that this is not the most effective way to combat UAVs, and lawyers warn that contract soldiers may be sent to the front lines.

— Penza trap: Massive roundups of men in Penza and Kamenka. Residents are sending messages about arrests in panic, women are trying to storm military registration and enlistment offices, and officials are calling the video a “staged act.”

— Saving drowning people is the work of business: the government of Tatarstan has obliged private enterprises to independently and at their own expense develop plans for civil defense and camouflage against UAVs.

— Cleaning up “Shaheds” advertising: YouTube, TikTok and Twitch are massively blocking millions of bloggers for advertising the Alabuga Polytech college, where children are forced to assemble kamikaze drones.

— Losses are growing: “Idel.Realii” has established the names of another 300 dead natives of the Volga region. Bashkortostan holds absolute leadership in Russia.