Day[674] News from ukraine

Here is a short news report about the situation in Ukraine.
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The Household Behavior Survey published by the Russian Higher Economic Service shows that life continues to be difficult for the Russian people.

Prices in Russia are rising faster than wages, 26% of respondents say they do not have enough income to buy clothes and shoes, and 7% say they cannot afford food.

In addition, only 33% of Russian consumers can easily afford consumer electronics, and experts concluded that 67% of respondents are not at the level of the middle class.

Moreover, when asked about the income needed to maintain their lifestyle, the average was 63,500 rubles, but the actual income was only half of that amount, an average of 33,000 rubles, much lower than the official figures of the Russian government, and the expert concluded that "sanctions have resulted in fewer goods outside the country Experts analyzed that "sanctions have reduced the number of goods from outside the country, and consumers are not able to buy things freely.

Second.
Financial Times reported that the U.S. will confiscate $ 300 billion of Russia's frozen assets and work toward the next G7 summit to be able to present options for using them to support Ukraine.

The study will consist of three elements and is intended to present viable options on the legal basis for confiscation, ways to mitigate the risk of confiscation, and ways to redirect the funds to support Ukraine.

Secretary Blinken also stated that "we are exploring legal options for redirecting Russian foreign assets to Ukraine".
This appears to be coming to fruition, as EU lawmakers are also developing a plan to use $36.8 billion in frozen assets to finance Ukraine's reconstruction.

The next G7 summit is scheduled for June in Italy, preceded by some sort of proposal in February.

Third.
President Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Russia can fight in Ukraine for at least five years," Hetman, a reserve major in the Ukrainian military, told a Russian-language TV station about the news reported by Nikkei Asia,
He said, "Comparing the number of weapons Russia can produce with the number of casualties, Russia can fight for a year or a year and a half at the most."

The major noted that "Russia is producing 20 tanks a month, taking 50 tanks out of storage and putting a total of 70 tanks on the front lines, while the Ukrainian army is destroying over 2,000 tanks a month," and that "if the Russian tank inventory is 15,000 tanks, Russia will run out of tanks within the next year." President Putin is probably thinking about information warfare without using tanks or shells," he said.