"Unity around the goals of the SVO": Valentina Matviyenko spoke about national unity during a visit to Buryatia
On According to According to the Federation Council Speaker, national unity, to which today's holiday, created in 2005, is dedicated, should be formed "around a clear understanding by society of the need to preserve sovereignty," the goals of the so-called "SVO," as well as its veterans.
"The concept of 'national unity' is profound, very capacious, and very 'ours.' It's not a literary expression, but a real, living phenomenon, which, I believe, is particularly characteristic of our Russian civilization." — Matvienko wrote.
Full unity with the people during the visit to Ulan-Ude Matviyenko didn't have any luck: authorities were required to allow her motorcade to pass through blocked central streets, tying the city into kilometers-long traffic jams. However, those trapped in them have banded together on online maps: "When will this Matviyenko leave?", "What kind of circus are they putting on?", "They've ruined the whole holiday for the people." — the city residents discuss. Drivers, incidentally, have ironically dubbed the situation "the standoff on the Uda River."
Amid the traffic chaos, residents recalled long-standing infrastructure problems. In particular, comments suggested taking advantage of the high-ranking guest's visit to address the stalled construction of the strategically important Third Bridge, the contract for which was terminated due to the contractor's billion-dollar debt.
And at this time Matvienko visited in Ulan-Ude The first Rostec Center for Innovation in Traumatology and Orthopedics in the Far East—a facility with a workshop capable of producing 700 prostheses per year—will employ rehabilitation specialists, psychologists, and prosthetic technicians from among the veterans of the "SVO."
As reported by the Federation Council, Matviyenko inspected the gait training rooms, mechanotherapy rooms, exercise therapy rooms, and physiotherapy rooms, and also spoke with veterans of the SVO. Buryatia for a long time along with Tuva was The region is among the leaders in male mortality rates during the war with Ukraine. Currently, the region ranks 13th, with 5,5 deaths confirmed from open sources alone. According to Mediazona, during the war with the neighboring country, perished about 282 thousand Russian military.
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