Russian soldiers caught looting homes in occupied Ukraine
The internet is filled with materials showing Vladimir Putin's soldiers stealing washing machines, refrigerators, and everything else abandoned by the city's residents. Another video was presented by Anton Herashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Russian army frequently plunders Ukrainian homes, shops, pharmacies, and gas stations. The Russians steal food products, medicines, and fuel, which are constantly in short supply among Vladimir Putin's army ranks. In many videos on social media, we see desperate soldiers who are starving and must steal to survive another day.
Anton Herashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, shared a video on social media that shows Russian occupiers looting the homes of residents of Vovchansk.
Russian army looting in action - read on social media.
Ukraine has managed to halt the advance of the Russians, but Vovchansk continues to be under constant shelling. Soldiers estimate that the Russians drop 30-40 air bombs daily. Additionally, artillery and mortar shells fall every few minutes, and drones attack. At least 80% of the city has been destroyed.
Russia previously occupied Vovchansk. The city was taken on the first day of the invasion, February 24, 2022, and then liberated during the offensive in the fall of the same year.
Poverty in Russia. Residents have problems
Vladimir Ponomaryov, a Russian oppositionist and expert at the Institute of Security and International Development, argues that Russia's economy is in worse shape than before the war. This is a process, and now Moscow has rubles and yuan instead of dollars and euros. Exchanging for hard currency is more expensive, and the economy suffers because of this. Civil sectors are plummeting while the defence sector gains.
In the long run, economic decline is inevitable. The difference between optimists and pessimists lies in the timing: some say it will happen at the turn of 2024/25, while others - 2025/26.
Optimists claim that the continuity of processes will be maintained with an accelerated pace of decline. Pessimists, on the other hand, note that the quality of life for Russians will radically worsen - he explained.
