there is a key task to protect the highway, which leads in kazakhstan to strengthen shouting hurray one after another. the cost of the object is almost 932 million rubles. the dam was designed for a level of 5.5 m. now the water has exceeded the mark of nine. returning to the orenburg region and the settlement of orsk, there this dam was built at the level of 5, m. water - 9 m, and earlier. this money is clearly not local, it is the funds of the federation or the region, it is not a dam, it is simply called that, it is a sandy earthen embankment, it was not even a bay, let’s call things by their names rose up and washed the hell out of this

structure, which was called the dam, and on which with the name of the dam, someone smart spent almost a billion, but now we will not pass labels, there is an investigation, we assume that they will definitely figure it out, definitely not will figure it out, because the first thing that those who built this dam started to say was that they built it all right, but it was literally gnawed by rats.

ion, what bite was not bitten, how is it even possible, wait, i understand, wait, there is a great temptation to say, of course, how much money for this dam has been singled out, once again, friends, this is not concrete, where you can check the quality of concrete, it's just pouring earth, pouring, pouring, pouring, compacting, it's not reinforced concrete, there 's nothing to dig into. well

, in fact, of course, well, it's a usual story for russia, someone stole something, as a result , they built something that was not supposed to be built, but now it's russian propaganda, moreover, it tries to justify it and generally tell that, no, everything is fine. built, but those who used it somehow did not like it used, and this is on the main federal channel, well, the first one, they literally tell in direct text, that is, if you say so, well, quite primitive, then, well, in principle, they piss in the eyes of the russians, telling them that it is not their fault that you have this dam there she went somewhere wrong and that she simply disappeared under the water. regarding the dam, there are various,

in particular exotic versions: beavers, gophers, rats, someone else, bad project, shoddy construction, bad materials, what is wrong with the dam, why did it happen, if there was a serious mistake in the design, then this dam would not have stood 10 years, the second stage of the life cycle is construction, once again i want to confirm that she lived. i would have complaints against exploiting organizations. and in the end, what is all this said, well, all this is said in order to remove the responsibility in general from the supreme power, that is, directly from the kremlin, because this is a big, big disaster, it is clear that any country, well.. . is not warned

that a natural disaster may happen, but when something is done at once, in such a way, where something, some big money, is stolen, well, this no... it does not happen at the local level, it is reflected at the level of major ministries, well , that is, the center of moscow, the kremlin and so on, and on the one hand, on the other hand, and what does the kremlin do then, only war comes out, that is , the only thing that putin, all of his ministry, all of this, they do only one thing, they fight, they dispose of the russian population in the war, but in cases where this population. it is necessary to protect against natural disasters, there are none here, moreover, they say right here that it was supposed to be local organizations, moreover, the whole situation is now turning around in such a way that suddenly such a story came to the fore that, in principle , it turns out that the central russian government

does not care at all about these russians who live there, who have some problems there, no, it deals with only with their embodiments of their geopolitical delusions, but... everything that directly provides the lives of russians, they have long and reliably transferred to the local level, which is simply not given money for anything, because everything goes to the war, and about it directly deputies they suddenly told on the air, obvious, for some, maybe not immediately obvious, but still understandable problems, so what concerns... everything related to drainage and the construction of all kinds of embankments, dumps and everything else . of course, you need to analyze. i am not an expert when it comes to orsk or orenburg region, but i represent the state duma.

krasnodar krai, one of its districts, and i can say that he often becomes a victim of various crimes here in krasnodar krai. and it seems obvious that... here are these coastal defenses, dams, for example, they are out of order the level of local government that just doesn't have enough money to keep them in good condition, let's finally hand them over to those who have the money at a higher level, but it turns out that contradicts the earlier decisions, well, in fact, these are the earlier decisions, these decisions that... that does not correspond, putin is only fighting and i say again, he is embodying his own delusions, and in this way he disposes of the russians, and the problems but these russians are not his in principle they are very concerned, and this is what the situation has shown, and on the other hand, it also indicates

that, you know, this consensus that has been around putin for almost 20 years, that putin provides stability, putin provides security, and they for that, support him in all his follies, he suddenly fell together with that vorskov dam, because it turned out that the russian people only provide for putin's follies, but he does not provide them with anything, absolutely, except the opportunity to die in another war putin, and this situation, she showed it very clearly, and well well, they want to live like that, let them live, another story that also arose around this also showed that... not only there some management things are not provided by the center and the kremlin and putin and everything, not only that they ca n't to provide for the russians, not only did they push it to the local level, they also do not provide the basic security of the russians, because the main problem faced by all

these people who were caught in this flood is not that the water came, that they died in these drivers, no, the greatest danger for them turned out to be marauders, and this despite the fact that... these are the russian guards, there are police, a bunch of some services in which they have, well, millions of people, who are just a mass, there is such an impression that a third of the country, if not in the ministry of emergency situations, then in army or rosgvardiya, and all these power structures do not protect the base in any way, they protect the russians, moreover, it turned out that the greatest danger for the russians during the flood is themselves. russians, well , on the other hand, well, what did you want, it’s orsk, you know, the name hints at something, and the fact that this is really a huge danger is indicated by that people don't, well, don't evacuate, they literally get into a situation where they are really flooded and there is no place

to climb onto the roof, just because they are afraid for their property, and this is really the biggest problem. there is one problem, and it is worth talking about it, and this problem, by the way, is not only this leash, it is the problem of all leashes that have been, people are not completely...

there are some problems that are the main ones, we are now all gathered in a group, our boys, our village, we help each other with water, with food, take turns, because we have something to open houses, because there is a lot of valuables left, and guys at night in boats sail through the streets and watch it. trul, of course, we hope that the authorities will help you. it's amazing how

people come together like that. well, it seems that those people are more united to get rid of something. and for us , this is no, you know, not news, moreover, now this whole orenburg region has seen exactly what we saw in all those places where the russians captured, occupied, or by that... occupied our territories, that's all, what they do, they steal at once, and that too the result of putin's war, when just the population of russia, well, it was simply, well , completely dehumanized, that is, in such a natural wilderness, the main thing that russians are afraid of is marauders, well, you know that, it says something, and when they are called to leave , well... the reaction, they're literally holding rallies to say they're not

going anywhere because they're afraid they'll be robbed. we will not go, marauders, we will go to ostrany, they tell us: evacuate, please, they are just brazenly stretching us, they are breaking into us, they robbed us of red and white, in the houses climbed out of the boats, supposedly as spectators, they approach and rob the houses, well... and in the end, another victim tells how exactly this happened, at what speed it happens, and the most important thing is that it happens during the day, that is, there are no law enforcement agencies at the moment when they should be there. many people are still sitting on the roofs and do not want to leave their houses, because vandals are opening everything all around. so, for example, viktor's second floor was opened during the day yesterday, we sailed from there to the city at 12 o'clock, drove off, bought flashlights. about families we arrive, its upper window is already broken, but we haven't entered it yet, we don't know, and

there were also computers there, only because of vandalism they don't leave, and everyone would have evacuated a long time ago, and you know, in principle, safety is the main thing, as if as putin should symbolize himself, and as you can see, this security does not exist, it does not exist, not only where belgorod is bombed and... bombs fall there from russian planes, not only in the front-line territories, not only where there is a war, he is not only there creating danger for people, it turns out that putin it even manages to create danger for people where there is just a natural disaster, because all this politics, all this, you know, propaganda of hatred, as a result, simply led to the brutality of the russians themselves, when they, well, turn into the orcs that we saw , why? well, if they are told to join the russian army because you will be able to rob

ukrainians, why should they join the russian army if they can easily rob their neighbors, and you don’t have to go far, you don’t have to risk yourself, you can just go to a neighboring region or to a neighboring city, or even just to a neighboring house and rob it during a flood, well, that’s logical, and that’s exactly what this result is, and that’s why... when they come out and shout putin, putin, well it looks quite funny, well, that's right, they shout where they need to go, but they won't be heard, putin, help! actually, what remains for the russians themselves, and it remains for them, like the governor of the kurgan region vadym shumkov, to fly around

the territory that should be flooded with laws, and i am not exaggerating this, that is, that's it. and there is that protection which russia as a state provides to its citizens, to fly around the region in a helicopter with icons to see how it is absorbed by water. well, they started with this and ended with this, so they can, i don't know, hang or shoot the propagandists so that they don't cause another terrible natural disaster for the whole of russia. see you welcome to the espresso channel. today, in our military program, we will talk about how ukraine can and wants to strengthen its air defense system.

ukraine's need to increase air defense means has become so obvious that, for example, the eisk parliament this week refused to vote on the budget issues of the council of the eu until ukraine receives additional patriot systems, because the meps themselves believe that there are as many as 100 patriot systems in europe and to transfer at least seven to ukraine to protect our cities it is quite possible and quite logical, but these are the words of politicians, and it does not really mean that the governments of the czech countries are about to make a decision to share patriots with ukraine. so what is reality and what can ukraine should do to really strengthen its anti-aircraft capabilities both on the battlefield and in the skies above our civilian cities in view of the russian threats, which are still not diminishing. we will talk about this in

the next edition of our military program war and weapons. my name is serhiy zgur. he is the director of the information and consulting company defense express, which, together with the espresso channel, aims to highlight the most relevant trends in the life of our defense-industrial complex and our armed forces. joining us now valentyn badrak, director of the army, conversion and disarmament research center, military analyst and writer. mr. valentina, i congratulate you, i am glad to see and hear you. congratulations mr. serhiy, as always, i am very glad of the invitation. you and i are literally in front of the program. discussed the fact that now the war is changing and each side is trying to use the advantages of technology in one way or another, and the one who adapts faster, in principle, he really, well, has a certain opportunity to overtake the enemy, and the one who does the work faster over errors, as well as profit from this

work, but i would like you to now make such a general assessment of the modern battlefield that ... on it is of decisive importance and as an additional question with our air defense, is the same happening there this pursuit of technologies, where each of the parties tries to find the weaknesses of the other? well, i’ll probably start with the general, from the battlefield, and since sometime in september, the military actually signaled from the front that the war of drones had begun and... well, on the one hand, this was caused by insufficient both in ukraine and in the country itself, the aggressors in russia, namely artillery systems, modern and very, i would say, those smart ammunition that could be used

very actively, and actually speaking, it immediately went away from... in that , how these drones will be modernized, and we saw very serious things that happened, that is, the dynamics of technological changes increased from september 23, well, just a few times, we also saw the creation of drones, fpvi drones by self-absorption of targets, targets, we saw and drones with thermal imagers, which was not the case before. but in in the mass form now, we now see, literally yesterday there was an interesting report that in russia, it seems, they have developed a system. communication and move from pprc to dynamic frequency changes and this will seem to make

the situation with drones very difficult, but at the same time, at the same time, the military estimates the efficiency of fpv drones to be approximately 10 to 40% and they say that somewhere around 10 drones to destroy such as a tank. and many drones are lost, rap has a very active influence, and this is in new, even old, new technologies, let's say, from hunting rifles that shoot down small drones, to, say , rebov rifles, very diverse technologies, interceptors are now being developed very actively, the americans have already purchased up to... 600 coyotes, yes, such interceptors, and that's it this prompts experts to talk about certain changes, now there are opinions that,

firstly, rep will have more influence, secondly, there will be changes in the sense that, for example, ground operations will make up, well, the main, or the core of the opportunities on the field battle, and already at the beginning. ukrainians demonstrated the january attack several such interesting things, well, in particular , the kamikaze drone went as far as 4 km to the enemy and destroyed the bridge, this is a very interesting trend, shown by deminers, who can demine literally in front of the enemy 100 m and to the enemy, and these are unmanned platforms. these are very serious things, then the development of underwater drones, mini, even mini-submarines, these are all the moments, and of course the development

of air systems, for example, china created, interestingly, created a drone, it was literally reported in march, a drone , which able to split into three to six other drones and create a swarm of drones, controlled, that is... these are very powerful ideas, powerful systems, but mainly what we have, what we have to conclude, the conclusion is, we are waging a combined war, in combined warfare is when very expensive things collide with very cheap but mass technologies, and we see that, we see cheap mass technologies in a war of attrition starting at home. we see the exhaustion of the ukrainian air defense system exhaustion of russian artillery, in fact, when drones surpass and increase the effect

of work efficiency and perform, well , of course they do not perform the full range, but only somewhere 30-40% of the functions of artillery, but due to dynamics, due to cheapness, one projectile, well, definitely on the russian market for... itself, it costs about $600-700 there, but we now have one ammunition worth up to eight thousand dollars, the namo company recently reported that it had increased to $800, at the beginning of the year nato concluded the contract, where there were already 5.5 thousand dollars for one ammunition, i am not talking about smart ammunition that costs more than 60 thousand to... one ammunition, yes, and one drone costs 600 dollars, there, if it will be more technological, it will still

cost no more than 2-3 thousand dollars, and how this dynamic affects precisely the opposition of air defense systems, you mentioned that the ukrainian air defense is slowly being depleted, probably due to the fact that the enemy is using shaheds there or cheaper rockets, more expensive rockets uses for strikes on such important targets, as this dynamic affects the formation of the russian offensive strategy there, our defense, when it comes to air defense systems, a very important point is related to the creation of an echeloned air defense and the creation, so to speak, of a sequence of targets, literally today we read such a... such an insider's report about yesterday and about the fact that in odesa a ukrainian s-300 was shot down by a drone, and according to

the ukrainian... military, this happened because the fact that they were not allowed to shoot down the drone that was above them is formally correct, it reflects the essence of the problem itself, but now ukraine has focused on the fact that the world is looking for patriots, patriot systems, we know that the patriot missile is worth two to $4 million, and now i'll go back to the craziness of it all, if we could get a ... a significant number, accumulate, yes, collect a significant number of systems, let's say the same skyranger, sky next with programmable munitions, then in fact all the questions, enemy drones and a significant part of missiles, they would would take over, and then only ballistics would be dealt with, let's say, by the same patriots, and, for example, long-range aircraft there

by 50%. 70 km from the front line, this is an important point, the second important point is that you need to look more broadly at the market than just the market of patriots, well, for example, let me remind you that in february of this year, during the exhibition, saudi arabia signed a new contract with the south korea for 10 new batteries, well, not quite the same and new system, but ... a medium-range system, like it it is called, yes, which can reliably shoot down missiles at a distance of 40 km, and such a system would also take on part of the tasks, if, for example, the european union, europe could bribe, but the main issue is with the patriots and with other issues, with other systems,

consists in the fact that we have faced... the extraordinary, extraordinary selfishness of the european countries, because they are now each of the countries thinking that they need to defend themselves, and ukraine, well, no matter what, it is indicative that the president moldova was called by the leadership of the netherlands, yesterday there was this information, transfer their batteries to ukraine, they have three batteries of patriots. and not so, really not so, it is vulnerable now, right now, but today and now it is necessary to protect ukraine, i am not talking about such countries as greece, yes, which are under the great influence of moscow, and they are unlikely to hand over their batteries, but let's say, the same germany of its ten batteries, well, could hand over a couple or three, the same poland or romania, which just bought

the patriot system, could well share the queue, yes, become, so to speak, second in line. why, why is it important to prove to europe, because otherwise they themselves will have to use these systems to fight against hostile russia when it attacks and attacks european nato countries. well, of course, and of course, the purchase of patriot systems outside the european union, outside the borders. europe, it could also be, and, well, again yesterday, yesterday's speech by the prime minister of japan, mr. kishida, to the congress of the united states of america, where he urged not to give up the leadership of the united states, and obviously he hinted that and the united states could sell to the europeans, say there are 5-10 batteries from the 60s...

patriot batteries, but it is indicative, this is a very brave performance by the japanese, who are now, well, very strongly, so to speak, pressing for ukraine, yes, i understand that their , how many of their 24 petrio batteries do they have, they are unlikely to share, primarily because of the very powerful danger from china, which has now increased many times, but to influence partners, but now... there is such a regrouping of forces in the world, and really, which side is regrouping faster , that side will have advantages, and actually speaking, all strategic things will probably be there decided by september 24th, maybe by october, and...