Russia Ignores Siberian Wildfire As Soldiers Are Busy Fighting War In Ukraine
Wildfires have been left burning unchecked in Siberia?because the Russian miliary units that usually deal with them have been relocated to fight in Ukraine.?Vast blazes have become an increasingly common occurrence in the region from spring to autumn.
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Forests in Siberia are burning
"The current area of forest fires burning across Russia is twice as large as that of the same time last year, the Kommersant business daily reported this week, citing Greenpeace Russia. Fourteen regions of Russia have declared special fire regimes, with the most severe fires seen in Siberia and the Far East.
Twitter reacts
Many on Twitter have reacted sharply to this, criticising Russia for letting the forests burn for the sake of war in Ukraine. Take a look.?
Fires in?#Siberia?just might save?#Ukraine. To put out the growing forest fires?#Russia?will have to use aircrafts that are now bombing?#Ukraine. Question is what will?#putin?choose: less fires in?#Russia?or less attacks on?#Ukraine???pic.twitter.com/P75WoPfzQK
¡ª Lesia Vasylenko (@lesiavasylenko)?April 24, 2022
Putin doesn¡¯t care but we can still pray for the fires to get too close to an oil and/or gas field?https://t.co/4Bvt0jHUoF
¡ª Facts Central ?? (@StillDelvingH)?April 24, 2022
Oh that's tragic! The world's people really can't afford this stupid, stupid war.
¡ª Glynis Ingram?? (@IngramGlynis)?April 24, 2022
Current situation?
A newly released video shows Ukrainian children in an underground bunker receiving Easter presents.The video was released Sunday by the far-right Azov Battalion, which is among Ukrainian forces at the Azovstal steelworks where soldiers and civilians have been holed up under a Russian attack.
Meanwhile,?Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused the West of trying to murder Russian journalists and said the Federal Security Service (FSB) had thwarted one such attempt on a television reporter.?Speaking on state television, Putin did not provide evidence to support his claim.
Also, Russia has warned the United States against sending more arms to Ukraine, Moscow's ambassador to Washington told Russian state television.
"We stressed the unacceptability of this situation when the United States of America pours weapons into Ukraine, and we demanded an end to this practice," Anatoly Antonov said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel. Antonov said an official diplomatic note had been sent to Washington expressing Russia's concerns.?
