“Wake up, no one will protect you.” The head of Tatarstan called on enterprises in the region not to rely on air defense – and to independently defend themselves from drone attacks – Meduza

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1. Category lean state.
   translation by https://www.deepl.com/translator :

   “Wake up, no one will protect you”. The head of Tatarstan urged the region’s enterprises not to rely on air defense systems – and defend themselves against drone attacks
   15:48, April 3, 2024
   Source: 116.ru

   The head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov urged the heads of the republic’s enterprises not to rely on Russian air defense forces and defend themselves from drone attacks. His statement at the republican forum on energy was quoted by the website “116.ru”

   During his speech, Minnikhanov commented on Ukrainian drone attacks on Yelabuga and Nizhnekamsk on April 2. He noted that “the most hit areas” were the energy sector and related industries.

   “Apparently, because of the fact that Uraza and fasting is Orthodox, the Almighty is giving us a sign: wake up, guys, no one will protect you but yourselves. <…>
   **We should not wait for missile defense to work, it solves other problems.**
   We have to solve it with our own forces, every enterprise, every municipality, every city,”
   the head of Tatarstan said, addressing the heads of the region’s enterprises.
   At the same time, he did not specify how the enterprises should repel the attacks.

   Minnikhanov also urged emergency services to always be on standby, to have supplies and brigades.

2. If this is true, it sounds like some people in high places might be anticipating Russia coming apart at the seams in the near future.

3. That guy seems to be making a useless admonition. How are businesses supposed to defend themselves from drone attacks? Install their own anti-aircraft missile batteries?

4. “Independently defend themselves…” Well, when the leader of Tatarstan starts talking about independence, something’s either afoot, or about to hit the fan. And what was his comment about “Orthodox” referring to? Was this an indirect suggestion that Moscow might not be treating this largely Muslim, Tatar republic with sufficient respect?

5. Translation from Government speak to the rest of us. We asked for Air defenses for our area and were denied even though it is a major drone factory that was damaged.

6. Russia should wake up and march to the Kremlin and get rid of their Gremlins.