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7.20.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         The recent inadvertent attack by Russia on the Chinese Consulate in Odessa will not bring about any real changes in the relationship between the two countries, political observers believe. “Our analysis is that either China’s President Xi Jinping will ignore this insult along with our destruction of sixty thousand tons of grain that had been marked for export to Chinese markets, or he’ll kill us all,” said noted political observer Steven Seagal from the buffet where he works as a security guard. “And honestly, what would you rather believe? I, for one, believe I want some more bacon.”

·         Reports that Russian Strategic Rocket Forces are deliberately targeting grain warehouses in Ukraine are correct, but this is not a nihilistic campaign of wanton destruction in the name of promoting global hunger, the Ministry of Defense said this morning. “Working in partnership with the Ministry of Science, we have uncovered reasons to believe that the previously escaped mini-Putin clone has fled Russia and is now gorging on any and all available food supplies,” Igor Konashenkov said this morning while wearing a lab coat backwards. “If, as we fear, some element of the quantum entanglement field which has been experimented with on the other mini-Putin clones exists, then the consequences of allowing this one to gorge without control are impossible to predict.” Konashenkov then promised that once this emergency was under control, the Ministry of Defense would return to their nihilistic campaign of wanton destruction in the name of barbaric pillaging.

·         In other military news, reports that the Russian troops in Bakhmut have been ‘semi-encircled’ should not raise any concerns or cause anyone to draw parallels with Nazi soldiers being trapped in Stalingrad, the Kremlin said today. “The situation, while fluid, bears no resemblance to the 1942-1943 winter conflict which marked the turning point in the war and caused the invading army to ultimately collapse,” Dmitry Peskov said in a press briefing. “While it is true that similarities exist – namely, a starving army trapped in a ruined city being refused permission to retreat by an insane, fascist dictator while patriotic defenders of the invaded nation slowly choke the life out of them – those are simply superficial, and the underlying military reality is completely different. Besides, we at the Kremlin are quite confident that Steiner’s assault will bring the situation under control.”

 

7.21.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         The recent arrest of war correspondent and internationally wanted mass murderer Igor Girkin by Russian security officials is not related to any of his action in his official role as a military blogger. This legal action was taken in response to a high court finding that his blog did, in fact, suck.

·         Reports that the use of controversial US-made cluster bombs against Russian forces have been ‘effective’ are baseless propaganda meant to confuse the simple-minded. In reality, these weapons are no more or less lethal to our soldiers than any other weapon in the Russian arsenal, as was demonstrated by last week’s unfortunate friendly fire incident. The Ministry of Defense has stated that future deployments of critically psychopathic and deranged soldiers will have their armaments limited to crayons and possibly bananas. *Touches earpiece* . . . I’m being told that the Ministry of Defense is experiencing a shortage of bananas. Moving on.

·         The ongoing efforts to destroy all stockpiles of grains, even at the risk of possibly alienating what few allies Russia still has left has hit another snag. “We were doing this just to stop the escaped mini-Putin clone from gorging on food and causing unpredictable chaos through quantum entanglement with his sibling here in the Kremlin, but yeah, maybe it’s a bit late for that,” said High Science Priest Reg LeCrispovitch in statements this morning. “Turns out that someone -- not namin’ names here, but someone -- someone in the Ministry of Science left the top off the terrarium with the cloud of micro-Putins and they wafted out like a bad smell,” he said, pointedly glaring at the camera. “We get in this morning, and what do you know? The little shits have gotten into the air conditioning ducts, and I’ll be damned if I know how we’re going to clean them all out.” At press time, LeCrispovitch was vehemently denying that he was personally to blame.

 

 

7.22.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         The Ministry of Defense would like to apologize for a recent trivial mix-up in which the barber shop quartet song ‘Shave and a Haircut, Six Bits’ was unfortunately embedded into the MoscowSoft Bobovitch AI system heuristic analysis subroutines, causing it to identify all barber shops as legitimate military targets for hypersonic air to surface missiles. The Ministry of Defense will no longer depend on MoscowSoft Bobovitch for target identification and has issued an apology to the next of kin of all Moscow-based barber shops who have been affected by this minor software issue. As an aside, one should probably avoid the ‘Pop goes the . . . ‘ uh, you-know-what song for the time being.

·         Claims by Iranian government agencies that EU sanctions against Russia are ‘politically motivated’ have been met with slack-jawed dismay, faces in hands, and utter existential despair, according to insider sources in the Kremlin. “Jesus fucking tap-dancing Christ, these psychos are pretty much the last allies we have left, and this is the best they can come up with? Fucking hell, shoot me now!” said a senior analyst moments before he was dragged out to the Lubyanka execution yard and shot to death. At press time, he was still bleeding and cursing and screaming “Look, you stupid fucks, can’t you do anything right? Shoot me again, for shit’s sake!”

·         The Tasty Period corporation has today issued an industry memorandum distancing itself from any necromantic or demonic events which might occur from a customer playing the “Lobsternomicom Scratch-Off” game in which lucky patrons who purchase Tasty Period Tragedy Meals might win a complimentary buy-one-get-one-free deal on McRib sandwiches, or in the case of a complete six-six-six matchup in the prize sweepstakes, be possessed by the physical manifestation of Ardui’takov, the Tentacled Horror of the Hell of the Blackened Depths of the Night. “While we at the Tasty Period corporation support the freedom of religion, anti-religion, or the efforts of nightmare cultists to bring about an endless Age of Terror from which light and hope cannot escape, we do not however take any sides in the free conversations of faith which might take place between the crawling human insectoids who infest this planet and the Tentacles which creep out from the impossible angles behind the stars to devour their minds,” said a faceless sackcloth-hooded nightmare creature from outside of reality in early morning comments. Tasty Period stocks were sharply up on this news in early hour trading.

 

7.23.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         A recent outbreak of thumb-related injuries among Western audiences has filled the halls of the Kremlin with glee, according to an insider source who spoke on condition of anonymity. “Those bastards are farking around with their thumbs, wasting time, while we here in Russia are close to unraveling the secret of the Chinese Finger Trap!” said Dmitry Molokov, who lives at 1700 Tverskaka Street, has black hair, drives a 1973 Lada Granta with the license plate “VODAKSTUD” and has seventeen points against his license. “These foolish westerners will never comprehend our finger-puzzle based greatness!” he said, shortly before being dragged off to the Lubyanka prison by FSB guards who were unable to hold their rifles as their fingers were caught in diabolically cunning traps. Memorial services will be held next Thursday.

·         The Ministry of Defense wishes to redact recent statements which have suggested that the crew of the heavy cruiser Moskva will be performing voice acting work in the new season of Blyaat the Caat. They are, unfortunately, still dead.

·         Despite some Western claims, anti-personnel land mines have after thorough examination been proven to have absolutely no similarities to cake. While they can be cut with heavy industrial tools, the resulting explosion has proven to be less than beneficial to the birthday guests at those parties. The Ministry of Explosive Ordnance and the Ministry of Birthday Celebrations have teamed up to produce a special pamphlet, titled ‘Please Do Not Eat Explosives, You Stupid Fucks’ which it is hoped will cut down on unit losses due to cake-based death and dismemberment. Further experiments on the similarities between falling mortar rounds and pinatas will be undertaken once new interns can be sourced.

 

 

 

7.24.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Reports that our fraternal ally China has been sending Russia enough military equipment to equip an army in defiance of Western sanctions show the righteousness of our cause, said the Ministry of Defense this morning. “No matter how the arrogant capitalists try to strangle our country, we will always find ways to keep the flow of lead, melamine, and cheap plastic knock-off copies of Western gear coming into our supply depots where it can be resold on the black market for a tremendous profit,” said MoD spokesperson Igor Konashenkov from his stall in an arms market somewhere in Burkina Faso. “Step right up, everyone, we got body armor, night-vision goggles, and premium-grade tactical radios! You, fine sir, you look like you could use a gen-you-wine 9K333 Verba man-portable air defense system for the home! And maybe some land mines for the little lady, too!” At press time, Konashenkov was last seen cackling madly and rolling a pile of bills of various denominations.

·         In mad science news, the cloud of micro-Putin clones which has escaped the research facility and now infests the air conditioning ducts of the Kremlin has begun to eat at the wiring of the HVAC system, threatening fires and the loss of climate control, the Ministry of Science has said. “We’re gonna need to flush those little bastards out, one way or another, unless my new plan works,” said High Science Priest Reg LeCrispovitch while furiously unwrapping Twinkies. “My thinking is, jamming Twinkies down the throat of this one mini-Putin caused the other one to explode due to some unknown quantum entanglement phenomena, so maybe we can reverse the process by shoving Twinkies up his ass instead?” While this hypothesis is currently untested, the mention of Twinkie ass-play has aroused the interest of a number of Kremlin officials who report directly to the President himself.

·         This week’s episode of the groundbreaking science fiction program Tsar Trek, titled “I, Mudd” features a returning guest appearance by none other than the legendary actor Gérard Depardieu, who finds himself trapped on an island with mechanical beings who seek only to serve mankind. Can captain Kirkovitch find some way to profit off of this idyllic utopia? Will Mr. Spockula unravel the android’s dark secrets in time for him to steal their washing machines? Why is Gérard Depardieu out of costume and humping the ship’s goat? Find out the answers to these questions and more, tonight at nine o’clock Moscow time!

7.25.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Extensive research by the Ministry of Science in the area of pyrotechnics has resulted in a new conceptual breakthrough, titled ‘FIRE BAD’ by the reanimated caveman known as “Thog, Who Steal Egg from Pterodactyl” who was to the best of our knowledge born in 23,000 BC. His insight, which lies on the cutting edge of the Ministry of Defense’s medical procedures, has been inscribed in a stone plinth so that this wisdom will not be lost to mankind throughout the ages.

·         In unfortunate entertainment news, the high-wire tightrope walking act “The Amazing Kreplonkovitch Brothers” will not be renewed for another season on Moscow One Television due to the unfortunate Kreplonk incident in which they failed to walk across the tightrope spanning the destroyed Kerch bridge. Memorial services will be held next Thursday.

·         Due to a tragic misunderstanding, all current Tragedy Meal toys from the Tasty Period fast food franchise have been recalled as corporate management attempts to find out who authorized radioactive rat poison as a substitute for “Oozy the Gelatinous Slime” action figures in children and adult Tragedy Meals in the last week. Anyone who has come into contact with a viscous, acidic, and glowing substance which was not in a properly labelled Szechuan Sauce packet is advised to immediately isolate and await the arrival of Tasty Period Corporate Biohazard Eradication Team members.

 

 

7.26.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Western reports that the age of military conscription has been raised from 27 to 30 in Russia once again fail to tell the entire story, the Ministry of Defense said in remarks in this morning. “In truth, there is no legal basis for any cutoff ages, and this is simply a polite fiction among recruiting officers who for reasons of etiquette choose not to club, kidnap, and force into service men who look like they might be old enough to afford to pay a bribe instead,” said spokesperson Igor Konashenkov from his perch overlooking the newest protesting inductees into the army. “However, in conjunction with trap door maker ‘Recruits ‘R Us,’ an automated conscription system has been put into place in bars, opium dens, and places of work all across this proud nation in order to avoid any age discrimination claims whatsoever.” At press time, Konashenkov was last seen falling into his own trap door and being recruited as a rifleman into the 2353rd Conscript Battalion.

·         Claims that President Putin was somehow ‘paralyzed’ by the Recent Unpleasantness involving the Group Who Shall Not Be Named are false. The President, during his recent full-body reconstruction following the explosive end of the 2023 Moscow Olympics, has had his joints replaced with industrial-grade servomotors which enable him to crush human skulls between his thighs and he regularly demonstrates this ability as a show of strength to dominate his political rivals. While it is true that he had a minor power fluctuation issue during the uprising which caused his entire body to go limp and defenseless, any claims that he was helplessly sodomized by the entirety of the Kremlin guard dog pack are completely false. He has since been fitted with a backup power source and a new rectum, and the dogs have been euthanized. *Touches earpiece* . . . I’m being told that several of Putin’s Sodomy Dogs have escaped and are being actively hunted by the FSB. We will continue to report on this story as it develops.

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7.27.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Recent reports that the Western agencies NASA and DARPA plan to launch nuclear rocket to orbit by early 2026 do not represent any new ‘breakthrough’ or is any kind of ‘revolutionary’ propulsion technology, according the Ministry of Science. “While a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system is of course a giant leap forward, it would be best that the capitalist West remember that Russia has already led the way with the launch of the Non-Fungible Thermal Propulsion (NFTP) rocket last year,” said High Science Priest Reg LeCrispovitch in early morning talks. “The combination of blockchain technology, Bored Ape NFTs, and a giant bonfire made out of actual money enabled this institute to execute a cryptocurrency rug pull that will keep us self-funded until far into the next century!” At press time, rumors were swirling that the Ministry of Science’s holdings of BlyaatCoin had bottomed out, erasing their entire budget for the year.

·         There is no truth to any rumors that United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s strange behavior yesterday was the result of nefarious actions by the FSB. “Oh, fuck no,” said the shadowy figure of the FSB spokesperson in response to an inquiry. “Best we can tell, McConnell died in 1927 and his soul was sent back up from hell to reinhabit his body and cause pain and suffering in the world for another hundred years. I mean, if the Big Boss wants that, who are we to try to stop him?” Unfortunately, there was no opportunity for our reporter to ask follow-up questions as the spokesperson immediately disappeared in a flash of sulphureous smoke.

 

 

7.28.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         US intelligence reports that China is ‘probably’ supplying Russia with military technology are absolutely false, said Ministry of Defense spokesperson Igor Konashenkov. “Look, we stole the plans for the US Army Big Wheel tricycle fair and square, and we didn’t need China’s help for that,” he said while trying on a Xinxing Tianjing bulletproof vest and Jinan Aoshang Trading Co. bulletproof helmet. “Maybe some of us are buying personal equipment off of Wish.com or Alibaba, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving it to us for free,” he said shortly before testing the bulletproof qualities of his equipment by having an assistant shoot him in the head with a sidearm. Memorial services will be held next Thursday.

·         With only two days left to go in this year’s Discovery Channel Shark Week, some viewers may be saddened to learn that the crew of the heavy cruiser Moskva will again not be appearing as special guests. Nor will Daria Dugina or Generalissimo Francisco Franco, for equally important reasons.

·         The Foreign Ministry has today released a statement in response to African leaders’ requests that President Putin ends the Special Military Operation in Ukraine. “This government understands the nature of this request and appreciates the desires of peoples dependent on the Ukrainian grain that we’re stealing and/or blowing up, potentially causing mass starvation and global famine,” hissed Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who had been lycanthropically transformed into a Madagascaran hissing cockroach. “We do, however, suggest that people facing food insecurity consider other nutritional choices, such as carrion or fasting. Did you know a cockroach can survive for a month without food? You all should try it!” At press time, Lavrov had gotten one of his legs caught in a glue trap and was desperately hissing for help.

 

 

7.29.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         As President Putin’s future in government service appears increasingly in doubt, he has begun to take steps to prepare for a post-presidential life and explore other career options. Hearkening back to his pre-Vampirism days as a baker’s apprentice in 1473 in the Kamchatkan village of Pig-Squirts-In-Mud, he has applied his latest learning to this ancient art. Sadly, the initial reports from taste-testers of his brand new ‘Polonium Pfeffernüsse’ have not been positive. He plans to refine this recipe as soon as a new batch of conscripts have been recruited to serve as guinea pigs.

·         Due to an increasing workload on the part of the theoretical physics staff at the Ministry of Science, the high-energy goat field detector experiment will be cancelled and technicians reassigned to other projects. The surviving goats will be returned to area farmers, and the goat-shaped hole in the fabric of spacetime which is now emitting dangerous rays of some unknown kind will be plugged up with the Flex Seal™ family of products. The Ministry of Science requests that all citizens in the area of northeast Moscow report any anomalous time displacement events and/or deaths.

·         Claims that Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu has travelled to North Korea in the hopes of acquiring new weapons for the Special Military Operation in Ukraine are false, the Defense Ministry said this morning. “While we have the greatest fraternal respect for our brothers and sisters in the DPRK, we are not currently attempting to purchase any dirt-clod or tree bark based weapon systems, and the Defense Minister’s appearance was simply a slip-up on the part of the FSB agents tasked with guarding him who accidentally allowed him to slip his leash and make a desperate run for freedom,” MoD spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said in a closed briefing. “Shoigu has been tasered, recaptured, and will be reinstalled in his cage at the top of the highest Onion Dome in the Kremlin as soon as possible.” At press time, plaintive howls and cries of despair were heard coming from Shoigu’s “Office.”

 

 

 

7.30.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Despite some fears, this year’s Navy Day celebrations have not been impacted by a shortage of coal due to western sanctions. In a show of naval might, a parade of warships and nuclearish submarines was viewed personally by President Putin in the Gulf of Finland, a body of water which is now entirely controlled by enemy forces due to our President’s fifth-dimensional diplomatic strategies. “We can be certain that our vessels will never again run the risk of running out of coal, as they cannot ever leave port without being sunk at this point,” Admiral Nikoali Yevmenov said in a rousing speech commemorating the occasion. Navy Day celebrations will conclude with parades on land, demonstrations of naval firefighting techniques on land, seamanship trials on land, and a virtual tour of the heavy cruiser Moskva in the navy’s newest flagship, which is apartment 27B in a residential building in St. Petersburg on land.

·         In his ongoing attempts to prepare for a post-presidential career should he be removed from power, Vladimir Putin has decided to express his artistic side and try his hand at interior decorating. Following his first attempt at dressing up his office in the Kremlin, the color ‘Vivid Cerulean’ has now been outlawed and hazmat teams have moved in to attempt to repair the damage.

·         The Ministry of Science has issued an apology today for all residents of northwestern Moscow who have been affected by the recent shutdown of the high-energy goat field detector experiment and the failure to properly close up the goat-shaped hole in the fabric of spacetime which is now believed to be responsible for two hundred and seventeen cases of temporal ‘repositioning.’ “While some unhappiness would be quite in order for the people who have been unexpectedly transported to the year of 14,785 AD, the Ministry has in conjunction with Tasty Period offered a special ‘Buy One Tragedy Meal, Get One Free’ offer for any time travelers who survive both the trip and the advanced cockroach society which turns out to follow mankind after our eventual demise,” said High Science Priest Reg LeCrispovitch in remarks this morning. Note, however, that this offer is set to expire this Thursday, so please hurry.

 

 

 

7.31.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Reports that the Wagner group has ‘indefinitely’ suspended recruitment of new members should not come as a disappointment to those who have been in training in hopes of achieving a coveted spot as a bullet sponge, grenade catcher, or mine detector, the spokesperson for the Arkhangelsk Asylum for the Criminally Insane said today. “We are fully committed to supporting our inmates as they work towards clarity, contentedness, and the expression of their maniacal urges to unspeakable violence in socially useful ways,” Dr. Igor Frankenovitch said this morning. “While this may feel like a disheartening setback, we hope that all of our murderous psychopaths and spree killers understand that they are valued and will be supported in their life goals until the Wagner Group has once again run out of warm meat.” Following the media briefing was a brief presentation regarding a morale-raising exercise for the inmates, in which a pair of sheep were ritualistically disemboweled in the asylum play yard and the heads used in a rousing game of BlyaatBall.

·          Reports that President Putin refused to mention the Special Military Operation in the recent Navy Day parades are completely untrue. Our fact-checkers at this station have studied the transcripts of his remarks and have found at least four references to a ‘utter shit-show debacle of complete fucking failure’ which can only refer to . . . *touches earpiece* . . . I’m being told now that Putin was referring to the early access previews of the new season of Blyaat the Caat.

·         This week’s episode of the ground-breaking science fiction program Tsar Trek, titled ‘Metamorphosis’ postulates the existence of beings of pure energy and raises the deep philosophical question of the nature of love itself, as Captain Kirkovitch and the away team are stranded on a deserted island with a geothermal vent which releases steam in the shape of a vagina. Can Mr. Spockula find enough coconuts to ferment palm wine? Can Scottyeva repair the rowboat before Captain Kirkovitch’s genitals are burned off completely? Why is the ship’s goat on the Away Team, anyway? Find out the answers to these questions and more, tonight at nine o’clock Moscow Time!

 

 

8.1.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Fire Artist Ivan Ivanovitch’s recent string of performances inside military recruitment centers do not represent any anti-war sentiment, the Ministry of Defense said this morning. “All art is subjective, but we can clearly see that these fires represent the burning patriotism of the average Russian, who more than anything yearns to sign up for the army and give their lives in defense of the Army’s recruitment quotas,” said spokesperson Igor Konashenkov this morning while trying on the latest asbestos-laced fireproof military fashion line from Babushka’s Backdoor. “As you can see, the latest uniforms issued to the army have been reinforced with specially-treated underwire support, delicate floral lace made from flame-resistant burlap, and a sequined thong which is both bulletproof and able to withstand temperatures up to two thousand degrees, all of which are needed to support the burning passions of our troops.” Konashenkov was sadly unable to answer follow-up questions as he was then hit in the head with a Molotov cocktail and set ablaze. Memorial services will be held next Thursday.

·         The Kremlin has this morning distanced itself from recent Foreign Ministry remarks which likened Tuesday’s drone attacks to the 9/11 terrorist attack on the United States. “Look, we support what they’re trying to do over there, but maybe cut back on the early morning meth and krokodil hits, you know? Besides, this tragedy was totally closer to when the rebel alliance blew up the Death Star, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent contractors,” spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in early remarks. He then spent the remainder of the briefing attempting to console grieving stormtroopers, who had lost their pet Garbage Compactor Beast in the terrorist action.

·         In a bid to offset budgetary shortfalls, the Ministry of the Interior has announced plans to lease six hundred and sixty-six square kilometers of Siberian tundra to Ragna’thkar, Slayer of the Eighth Hell, in order to set up an outsource call center to be staffed with recently deceased conscripts in the Special Military Operation in Ukraine. “This prime example of out-of-the-box thinking allows both organizations to leverage core competencies while using best practices to move forward on our bottom lines,” said Executive Assistant to the Spokesperson for the Ministry Ana Blobovula this morning. “Truly, this is a match made in he . . . well, you know what I mean.” At press time, Comcast Communications has already signed a long-term contract for technical support call management with the demonic entity.

8.2.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Claims by Western media sources that Belarussian helicopters recently violated Poland’s airspace are completely false, according to the Belarussian Air Traffic Control spokesperson Yegor NotWagnerov this morning. “See, this was just a mistake by Polish radar, thinking our helicopters were in the wrong place,” he said while repeatedly trying to fix his false mustache that kept falling off. “It’s an easy mistake to make, yes?” After repeated prompting, he referred all further questions to the Border Patrol spokesperson Ivan NotWagnerov and the Belarussian Foreign Minister Sergey NotWagnerov.

·         In further attempts to prepare for a post-presidential career should he be removed from office, Vladimir Putin has embarked on a new occupation as a self-published erotica writer in the same mold as legendary author Chuck Tingle. While sales of his debut novel, “Hiding in the Toilet: The Golden Shower of Lust” have not been strong, sales of antidepressants and suicides by literary critics have spiked sharply following publication.

·         In ongoing science news, the goat shaped hole in the fabric of spacetime that was left over after the cancellation of the High Energy Goat Field Experiment has now been surrounded by a military cordon, after an unexplained visitation by an unknown entity. “Last night at 4.03 AM Moscow Time, remote sensors picked up the image of a bat-winged, tentacled, triple-legged fiery creature which crawled through the Goat Field Anomaly,” reads a statement from local militia commanders on scene. “At approximately 4.04 AM, the creature looked slowly around, released a smoking cloud of burning embers, and said ‘Moscow? Oh, fuck this place, I’m out.’ The entity then crawled back in the hole as fast it could. We will remain on alert until the Anomaly can be secured.” We will continue to report on this story as it develops.

 

 

8.3.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         The recent warning by United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Russia must stop ‘using food as a weapon’ simply belies the depths to which the Western powers have stooped in their bid to control the world, the Ministry of Defense said this morning. “We will allow no enemy to dictate our means of self-defense, and as such, the 1011th Conscript Battalion will be issued personal defense bananas as planned, in lieu of actual rifles which somehow were sold off on the black market,” said spokesperson Igor Konashenkov in an impassioned speech. “Despite the threats from imperialists, we will continue to arm our brave fighters with whatever spoiled produce we haven’t eaten or fermented yet.”

·         The Ministry of Health today released a statement regarding the leprosy outbreak in the American state of Florida. “While it is true that we in Russia have our own challenges in endemic diseases, citizens of this fine country may rest assured that at least we don’t have that,” said Dr. Sergey Quackovitch this morning. “Sure, there’s that tuberculosis problem, there’s scurvy in Vladivostok, we’ve got St. Vitus Dance in St. Petersburg, and we’re hearing reports of some new thing where people just burst into a cloud of plague lice for whatever reason, but leprosy? Not us.” Unfortunately, at this point Dr. Quackovitch’s arm fell off and he was taken back to the emergency room for an enema and a purging by leeches.

·         The producers of the highly-anticipated new season of Blyaat the Caat, set to premiere next week, have denied reports that the flood of partly digested fish heads which have covered sections of northwestern Moscow is some kind of ratings stunt. “We’ve been in contact with the army, and they say that giant pile of nastiness all came out of that goat-shaped hole in spacetime that they’re watching,” said a producer who spoke on condition of anonymity. “I mean, if we had the budget, we’d totally do this but we already spent most of our cash on hookers and blow.” At press time, a team of army engineers was on route to the scene with bulldozers, preparing to shove the whole mess of offal back through the hole and into whatever parallel dimension or universe it came from.

 

 

8.4.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Claims that a Ropucha class assault ship of the Black Sea fleet was heavily damaged in a recent attack are false, according to the Ministry of Defense. “Yes, the video looks bad, and you can see it listing heavily to starboard, but you have to take into account that in Russia, we design with loose tolerances just for this sort of thing,” said spokesperson Igor Konashenkov. “As far as we know, all that happened was a few thousand gallons of bootleg vodka were accidentally poured into the boiler, and the ship’s just staggering home to port to sober up. I mean, it happens to all of us.” At press time, Konashenkov was last seen taking shots of kerosene while drunken screams and explosions could be heard behind him.

·         With another successful Discovery Channel Shark Week behind us, the spokeshark for the Pelagic Tourism and Undersea Carnivore Board would like to remind all of us that it’s always Russian Week. *shudders* Moving on.

·         In a further attempt to identify a new source of employment should he be removed from the office of the Presidency, Vladimir Putin has embarked on a rigorous training regimen to become the new Principal Ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet. To this end, he has spent long hours fitting himself into his tutu, and will be making a debut appearance at the performance of Swan Lake this evening at the Bolshoi Theatre. Theologians and crisis counselors will be on standby.

 


 

8.5.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Reports that Ukrainian drone operators have weaponized Furby toys and Talking Hamster toys as depraved weapons of psychological terror are sadly true. “We have had numerous, confirmed reports of animal-shaped devices which record sounds and replay them, to confuse and terrify our soldiers,” said the Ministry of Defense this morning. “While we fully expect this horrific war crime to go unpunished by the United Nations, which is fully under the control of corrupt Western powers, we will continue to demand that justice is served,” spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said while gesturing towards a Furby which was marked with a giant “evidence” tag behind him. Sadly, no follow-up questions were answered, as the Furby at that moment activated and began screeching “DEATH SHALL FIND YOU ALL!” causing everyone in the briefing to flee in terror.

·         Reports that Saudi Arabia has begun ‘peace talks’ that exclude the representation of Russia are not a diplomatic snub, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said this morning in response from his howler monkey cage in the Kremlin. “As a measured consequence and response, we will be holding peace talks regarding the Russia-Saudi war which is about to start in fifteen minutes, and they’re not invited,” he said, while howling and flinging his feces at the wall. “We’ll see how they like it! We’ll have our own peace talks, with blackjack and hookers!” At press time, a column of tanks consisting of two conscripts on US Army Big Wheels was attempting to storm the Saudi Arabian embassy by force and failing.

·         Claims that the forces of Ukraine have attacked and damaged yet another Russian ship, this time an oil tanker near the Kerch bridge, are false. The oil tanker was simply there to dispense a drone-repelling oil slick around the bridge for defensive purposes, and to release toxic clouds of burning smoke in a bid to ward off seagulls. The fire, explosions, and multiple dead bodies floating in the Kerch Strait were simply a display of excess patriotic zeal.

 

 

 

8.6.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         The recent strike against a blood bank in Ukraine has drawn condemnation not only from Ukrainian sources, but also from inside Russia, an insider report from the Kremlin has stated. This document, which is currently unverified, appears to be a conversation between a senior assistant to the President and a General of the Strategic Rocket Forces, and reads in part, “The President was hungry, so he said ‘hit the blood bank’ to get him dinner, not fucking blow it up with a goddamn missile! He wanted a O-positive smoothie, not yet another fucking war crime!” Reports of staff reassignments, sudden retirements, and at least one ‘Vlad the Impaler’-style corpse on a giant stake outside the Ministry of Defense are also currently unconfirmed.

·         In real estate news, extraordinarily low housing prices in mostly-destroyed Mariupol are bringing in hopeful buyers from all over Russia. “This is the time to buy in, when that penthouse apartment you want is literally on the ground floor along with all the other apartments!” said an excited real estate agent in response to one query. “I’m hoping for a sea-side flat where I can feel the breeze, and not have to worry about freezing my pecker off if I take a leak,” said Ivan, last name withheld, from the Arctic city of Murmansk. “Seriously, just getting away from these polar bears is gonna be a big step up for me!” Tours of newly-built housing on top of mass graves of murdered civilians are available from select agents and/or furious poltergeists.

·         Despite some claims by the furious West, American Senator Tommy Tuberville is not currently on the FSB payroll as a saboteur attempting to cripple the United States Military. “Look, that one guy is fucking your army up harder than my entire nation has been able to for two hundred years,” said the shadowy figure of the unnamed FSB spokesperson. “Do you honestly think we’re competent enough to pull that off? This stupid shit’s all on whoever was dumb enough to vote for that asshole, but we’re not complaining.” At press time, Senator Tuberville was reportedly demanding the entire U.S. Navy sail all of their vessels to Oklahoma to prevent scurvy.

 

 

 

8.7.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Bizarre, impossible claims by Western media that Russian soldiers are being ‘cleaned up’ by being left in front of the advancing enemy with contractors shooting them if they retreat are wholly insane delusions of paranoid minds, the Ministry of Defense stated in response to questions by this station. “Let me be perfectly clear: there is no liquidation of our own troops being carried out at this time,” spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said over the sound of machine-gun fire and screams. “Even suggesting such a thing is insulting, and the supposed reasons for this — saving paperwork, saving money by listing them as MIA so we don’t have to pay survivor benefits, giving the contractors target practice — are completely absurd and nonsensical. Who could even imagine this of us? I’m shocked, shocked!” At press time, a small French man was approaching Konashenkov with an envelope containing his winnings.

·         Recent claims by so-called ‘hackers’ who brazenly state they have broken into the website of the Moscow Technical Inventory Bureau are impossible, stated the Ministry of Information this morning. “We have the highest network security standards, and I can promise you that if we were to be penetrated by an external actor, if we were probed in the darkest of places, or if we were to be caught with our pants down and broken open, we would absolutely be on our hands and knees working the problem,” said CTO Yuri Gimpovitch to an assembled crowd of furiously snickering technology workers. “Anyone who had their way with us and left us dirty and used would be disciplined very, very harshly.” Unfortunately, no follow-up questions were answered, as the PowerPoint presentation on the monitor behind the CTO was somehow replaced with a video of him wearing a gimp suit while servicing an entire BlyaatBall team and he fled the stage in tears.

·         This week’s episode of the ground-breaking science fiction program Tsar Trek, titled ‘Journey to Babel’ sets the Tsar Ship Suvrovov and her crew on a course with destiny as they transport multiple diplomatic delegations to a peace conference to St. Petersburg. In a special guest role, Steven Seagal stars as the Vodka Ambassador and father of Mr. Spockula, who harbors a terrifying secret which may impact the future negotiations. Can Captain Kirkovitch find out if he’s a spy for the West? Will Scottyeva be able to get power to the Dilithium boilers to distill enough rotgut for the passengers? Was Mr. Spockula’s drunken projectile vomiting on Archduke Franz Ferdinand the real reason for the outbreak of World War One? Find out the answers to these questions and more, tonight at nine o’clock Moscow time!

  

 

8.8.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Despite some glowing reviews, the recent string of performances by Fire Artist Ivan Ivanovitch in recruitment centers across Russia are now claimed to be by unnamed copycats seeking to steal his glory. “We take this unauthorized redistribution of combustion effects as a serious copyright infringement, and will be filing a legal complaint with the relevant authorities,” said a representative from the St. Petersburg Ignition Agency, which holds all marketing rights for fire in Russia. For your protection, we wish to remind all viewers that Russian copyright law allows for individual acts of arson to be displayed to a maximum of five viewers without requiring a license.

·         Recent statements by the Kremlin claiming that it is ‘theoretically possible’ to not hold presidential elections do not represent any kind of step backwards from democracy, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov clarified today. “Look, we all know Putin’s going to win whether or not we go through the whole song-and-dance, so this is just a cost-cutting measure,” Peskov said, while taking a break from crushing fingers in torture cells in the Lubyanka prison. “I mean, every Russian citizen has the absolute right to make their voice heard by screaming themselves hoarse in unimaginable pain when put to ‘La Question’ as the French call it, so we can just dispense with the formalities, right?” In an amusing mix-up, Peskov was subsequently mistaken for a similar-looking political dissident and forced to endure having his rectum filled with molten lead. Memorial services will be held next Thursday.

·         The Ministry of Health has issued a request for all citizens of Moscow to stop feeding the Gelatinous Cubes which have recently appeared in Gorky Park, presumably issuing from the goat-shaped hole in the fabric of spacetime which still defies all attempts at closing. “Yeah, I know they’re cute and all, and they’re made of some kind of cool acid goo that can dissolve any organic matter, but if you idiots keep feeding them, they’re gonna grow big enough to eat people and then we’ll have a real problem,” said the Ministry spokesperson this morning. Attempts are underway to corral and contain these creatures, but have so far achieved no success. We will continue to report on this story as it develops.

 

 

8.9.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Breathless speculation among Western media sources that a ‘rift’ is growing between President Putin and Xi Jinping of China could not be more false, the Foreign Ministry said this morning. “All relationships have their ups and downs, and this is one is no different,” said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov through a specially constructed translation device which had been designed to read his thoughts and convert them to speech, as he had somehow been lycanthropically shapeshifted into a fire hydrant. “We fully expect that the two star-crossed lovers will patch up their differences over a nice long walk on a beach, or over a jar of honey, or maybe the execution of some political dissidents.” At press time a terrified Lavrov was hysterically shrieking “Get this dog away from me!” with no one listening.

·         The Ministry of Health has today issued a warning against participating in the new TikTok viral ‘Gelatinous Cube Challenge,’ in which youngsters record themselves eating one of the tiny gelatinous cubes in Gorky Park and then exploding in a shower of blood as the acidic goo liquifies their torsos. “Look, this kind of thing just isn’t healthy,” reads the memo in part. “Just don’t do it.”

·         The recent explosion at a thermal imager factory outside of Moscow was not the work of enemy forces, the Ministry of Defense said this morning. “At times like this, we cannot allow ourselves to be ruled by fear,” MoD spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said today. “We suspect this event was brought about by the still-rampaging Nuclear Goat, which kills dozens of people daily, or perhaps by some yet-unknown evil being which has broken through the Walls of Night to devour the living. Or it could be that escaped psychotic mini-Putin clone, which we still haven’t caught yet. Or I guess maybe some fragment of the murderous chess robot Ivan Number Six has come back to life in a bid to destroy us all? Look, the point is, you can’t just be afraid all the time.” Konashenkov concluded his press conference with a stern warning to all reporters present to stop crying and shrieking in terror.

 

 

 

8.10.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Reports that the Conflict Intelligence Team (C.I.T.) has been labelled an undesirable organization should not come as any surprise, the Kremlin said this morning. “Let’s be clear: the Putin administration is constantly on the lookout to protect this nation from subversive elements, and C.I.T. is suspected to be a front for technocratic cabal known as ‘The Institute,’” he said, while carefully loading a Junk Jet launcher with teddy bears. “We additionally are carefully eyeing the Brotherhood of Steel, the Railroad, and that asshole who keeps telling us that settlements are in danger. If we see anything suspicious, they’ll be out too.” Unfortunately, the press briefing was interrupted at this moment as a patrol of Super Mutants invaded the conference room and dismembered him on camera. Memorial services will be held next Thursday.

·         Western media claims that a major tank battle has ended in ‘pandemonium’ for Russian troops are completely false, the Ministry of Defense said this morning. “Pandemonium is of course the capitol of Hell in Milton’s Paradise Lost, which is a major work of fiction and not fact in any way,” Igor Konashenkov said angrily this morning while surrounded by sulphureous flames. “There is absolutely no way whatsoever that tank battles can even occur in hell, because trust me, the Big Boss down here would never let that happen.” Reports that an entire mechanized brigade has been lost by accidentally driving into a lake of fire have not yet been confirmed.

·         Due to a DMCA complaint, the 1126th Conscript Battalion will no longer be allowed to use the Smurfs theme song as their official marching song. In order to comply with the court order, their mouths have been temporarily nailed shut to prevent any ‘La, la, la la la la’ from escaping until a replacement song can be identified.

 

 

8.11.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         My friends, in these times of hardship and confusion, we must always take care to remember that righteousness shall prevail over evil, justice will be done to criminals, and if you need a good laugh, you can always look out the window to see random Russians being eaten by a rampaging Nuclear Goat that no one in Moscow has any idea how to stop. The arc of the universe is long, but bends towards justice, and perhaps that is why a non-stop avalanche of filth and flies is pouring out of that hole in the fabric of space-time and covering most of the northwest corner of this fine city. There may be explosions every day in Russia as our crimes come home to roost, and things seem to be on fire quite often in inexplicable ways, but we can all be sure that President Putin is looking out for us all with all the care that a loving father may have for his . . . *Touches earpiece* . . . I’m being told that the President is currently crying and running away from a warehouse fire that just broke out practically next door to his house. *Dramatic pause* Ehhhh, fuckit.

·         Reports that the tech tycoon Arkady Volozh, who founded Yandex, has called the Special Military Operation in Ukraine ‘barbaric’ are completely unfounded, said the Kremlin this morning. “We utterly reject this accusation, and will issue a stern rebuttal once we finish drinking wine from goblets made out of human skulls,” said Dmitry Peskov this morning as he smashed the lectern with a wooden club for emphasis. “We will crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and hear the . . . lamb chops? Lame excuses? Whatever that long word is that’s supposed to go there, we’re gonna hear that, too!” Peskov then snarled in an uncontrollable display of rage and reminded the press core that it only took a few hundred years for barbarians to conquer Rome so everyone ‘better watch out.’

·         In fashion news, shares of Babushka’s Backdoor stocks rose sharply on the release of the new summer line of barbed wire thong and bustier sets, tastefully arranged with burlap panels for modesty and special attachments for hair and sackcloth accoutrements. “Whether you wish to inspire a burning desire for someone to take these undergarments off, or you simply want to indulge in recreating the Medieval Penitential movement, these fine products will set hearts aflame and passions alight,” reads the press announcement. The sounds of wailing, the sounds of whips cracking, and random hunchbacks screeching “penitenziagite!” have been echoing through Moscow since the launch.

8.12.2023

In further corrections to official Russian government statements:

·         Claims that the Kerch Strait Bridge was attacked yet again by Ukrainian forces are untrue, the Ministry of Defense said this morning. “There is absolutely no danger for any civilians wishing to holiday in Crimea, and all reports of smoke are simply the result of an impromptu game of BlyaatBall which broke out on the highway by groups of patriotic citizens. Now, it is true that the bridge has some slight damage, but the roadway itself is perfectly capable of carrying passengers happily and allowing them to pursue lives of religious fulfillment.” Sadly, the sounds of drones buzzing overhead drowned out all questions by our reporters.

·         Claims by Western media that the Special Military Operation in Ukraine parallels the famed J.R.R. Tolkien word ‘The Lord of the Rings’ are specious claims by navel-gazers who wish only to retreat into a fantasy world, said the Special Envoy to Orthanc this morning. “All know that the true owners of the lands of Gondor and Rohan are the Dunlending tribes of Dunland,” said Wormtongue this morning in a special presentation delivered by Palantír. “While it is true that some Russians have begun self-identifying as orcs, and there are similarities to be found in the fact that the overwhelming power of Mordor and Orthanc combined will conquer all of the lands of the West should we not be stopped, these are simple coincidences that have no merit.” Emails sent to Saruman himself at his orthanc.ru address have not been responded to at this time.

 

 

 

 

 

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