After the flood in the Orenburg region, Kremlinbots on VKontakte began to defend local officials and also praise the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Putin Editorial “Layout” April 09, 2024 | Bots claim that the administration warned in advance about the need to evacuate from Orsk Since April 4, pro-government bots on VKontakte have left about 8 thousand comments under posts about flooding in the Orenburg region.

“People should have been told the truth right away, but we were assured that everything was fine.” Editorial “Layout” April 09, 2024 | Report from Orsk, which goes under water after the dam breaks On the evening of April 3, the head of Orsk, Vasily Kozupitsa, wrote on his VK page: “In the evening I examined the dam again. <…> Water present in places near the body of a hydraulic structure is a normal phenomenon.