“Please tell me how you are even holding up with all of this happening?” — asks a Russian woman after 4.5 years of the war her country started.

Crimea calling: “There are widespread layoffs everywhere.”

Famous Russian filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov dropped a new definition of what it means to be Russian while speaking at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. What did he mean by “something”? Critical thinking? Empathy? Humanity? Indoor plumbing? Fuel? 🤔

Calm your horses, Crimeans! Or donkeys, if you’re riding those. 😜 “There is no state of emergency in the Republic of Crimea. There is only a regional emergency regime.” — Olga Kurlaeva, assistant to Aksyonov ‼️Make sure not to confuse the two! 😂😂😂

“Everything is fine, everything is wonderful.” A woman in Yalta is doing her best to convince Ukrainians that it's great that Crimea is experiencing power outages. Just how great is it that these people make these videos and even reveal their location?

🤯🤯🤯 Thoughts?

Crimea 🔽 “Every day it just keeps getting worse and worse. There are very bad rumors circulating. I just want to get away.” By this woman’s own admission, she is not allowed to leave the country. What could be the reason for that? 🤔

This‼️🔽 Russian blogger Aleksandr Lunin released a video statement addressed to Putin, saying he has a message from security services and warning that failure to meet him could lead to military action against the Kremlin. 👀

Drumroll, please! Read in James Earl Jones’ voice: “The most terrifying battle is about to start in Russia—a battle for gasoline!”

To help Russia win, Solovyov is ready to join the war effort… as a sniper! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

‼️Lukashenko states that Belarus won’t be dragged into a war with Ukraine. His reasoning? 🔽 “Are we supposed to shoot those tractor drivers, milkmaids, and workers—people who don’t want to fight Belarusians?”

‼️On Crimea: this is glorious!😂 “We’ve never experienced such tough times before, but no worries — we’re handling it! But I cannot and will not say how. Just trust me, bro!” 🔼🔼🔼 A short summary of Aksyonov’s address to Crimeans

“How is it possible for gasoline to be running out in Russia — a country of oil?” Yekaterinburg entered chat. 😁

“It’s not going to get better.” Small businesses are closing all across Russia, and those that remain open are operating at a loss. Ordinary Russians are not making any frivolous purchases, trying to save their money for food.

“How is that idea supposed to be presented? ‘We came to liberate you and just bombed you with nuclear weapons’ — is that it? What’s that supposed to look like?” — Russian politician Dmitry Demushkin explains why it makes zero sense for Russia to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

A Shakhty resident notes that anyone worried about 3-digit gas prices not fitting the display should relax — 4 digits are probably on the way. FYI: Shakhty is a city in Russia's Rostov Oblast.

“How much longer are they going to keep tormenting us? When will this all end?” They didn’t cry when Russia struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv or when zoo animals drowned after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. But they are crying now because they can’t fill up their cars.

One thing is for sure — Putin is very lucky when it comes to ruling over a people like the Russians.🤪

Coming soon to every city in Russia! Her sign says: “Out of gas. Help!”

“You look at all of this and think: here are the residents of a nursing home called the ‘Russian political elite.’ Just go away already! That’s it! All of you! Leave! Don’t push the country to the brink where people lose their temper.” — Russian journalist Dmitry Borisenko

“Moscow is an idea, and an idea cannot be destroyed or burned. One can only abandon it.” — Ivan Okhlobystin, Russian actor, director, former priest, and the man who popularized ‘Goida.’ 🤡🤡🤡

🇷🇺 Oh, how the conversations in Russia have changed… Aleksandr Bobylev: “So how do the cost of war and the cost of peace compare right now?” Aleksey Lapushkin: “It’s obvious even to a hedgehog that peace is always cheaper. Always cheaper!”

I hope Muscovites take this man’s advice!

“[Ukrainians] are attempting to cause problems with energy supplies and impact the tourist season. To be honest, they are telling us this directly through various channels.” — Putin finally kinda admits there are problems in Russia. He also says the government should do something about it. 🤡

🤡 Putin, with strange mannerisms, said that Russia will reach wherever it needs to reach.

Russian mentality: “Let’s be grateful for the fact that they didn’t take away the fuel from us altogether.”

“Russia’s economy right now is like a dying man who has gone into clinical death.” — prominent Russian businessman and political figure Andrey Kovalev. Kovalev is the chairman of the All-Russian Movement of Entrepreneurs.

A plant producing electronics for Russian Iskander and Kh-101 missiles has been struck in Voronezh. The locals are surprised.🧐

“Will I get some sleep tonight or not?” Apparently, good Ukrainian drones are paying a visit to temporarily occupied Donetsk.

Oh, no! The tourists don’t want to come to Crimea… Why might that be? 🤔

“So far, only we’ve been bent over. Let’s not bullsh*t ourselves.” — Russian blogger Evgeny Golman

“We even have duels at gas stations. People actually fight aggressively because they’re afraid of losing their place in line.” — a resident of Ryazan describes the situation in her city.

Krasnodar enters chat. 😁 “All of you know it yourselves — we're not protected at all. The state offers us no protection whatsoever.”

“So when the TV doesn’t even report events in Kapotnya — like when oil storage tank lids are flying over the city — it creates cognitive dissonance.” — Russian politician Alexey Lapushkin in an interview with Aleksandr Bobylev.

Among all the memes featuring the Moscow UFO/lid, this one is the best!

“Of all the sources available to me today, both military and civilian, every one of them points to the same thing: the leader of our state, excuse the slang, has no clue about the actual situation.” — Russian journalist Dmitry Borisenko

“This probably started around 2011. The protests on Bolotnaya Square shook them, and they began isolating him from real events and information.” ‼️ According to former Russia-1 chief editor Dmitry Skorobutov, since 2011 separate news broadcasts have been prepared for Putin. Video: I Gryanul Grem

Solovyov is sad… he told Russians to be ready for self-sacrifice because there are no other options. 😂😂😂

💡“Even if one [British] submarine works then 50 warheads into the Moscow region where 10% of the Russian population lives, where all the nerve nodes are located, and the most important transportation hub — that’ll be enough.” — Russian blogger Maksim Kalashnikov

🎵 This Moscow is on fire! This is what I'm singing right now to the Alicia Keys tune 🎵🔥

Defense Minister Fedorov expressed optimism about Crimea. 😁

In case you are wondering what Meloni said to Trump.

What future do you envision for Medvedev, Rogozin, Zakharova, and the rest of Putin’s posse after the war? I bet you’ll absolutely LOVE what “Caesar” (Maximilian Andronnikov), spokesperson for the Freedom of Russia Legion, has in mind for them. 😁😁😁

“To force these beasts into peace, they need to be pounded harder and harder and harder.” — Maximilian Andronnikov (‘Caesar’), spokesperson for the Freedom of Russia Legion, on what it would take to make his fellow Russians want to end the so-called ‘SMO.’

2 questions: 1. Was the Russian terrorist attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Putin’s birthday gift to Trump? 2. Has Trump already mentioned the magnificent thousand-year-old Ukrainian golden domes being shattered?

Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was killed in Poland, three days after holding a solo anti-Putin protest featuring an icon-like caricature of Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Putin. Skrepetsky is known for his sharp criticism of Putin, the Kremlin, and Russia in general.

🇺🇦 Greetings from a living Kyiv! 🔽 “The bells are ringing in the Lavra, which means everything will keep working. Everything is alive, just like the city of Kyiv.” — Ukrainian blogger Michael Sheitelman reporting from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra after the Russian terrorist attack

A Russian “Shahed” drone struck Kharkiv zoo, between the vivarium, where rabbits, guinea pigs, and other small animals are kept, the administrative building, and the Elephant House. Several animals were killed.😭 Video: Kharkiv City Council

“We will cleanse [Kyiv] with fire and rebuild it anew.” — Vladimir Solovyov

One of my favorite photos of my son popped up in “On This Day.” Every time I see it, I wonder what was going through this man’s mind. 😂