Officials From 18 Russian Districts Call For Putin to Resign

[ruet]

[grumpyduck]

1. Uh oh, methinks the Acme Company is going to be

delivering some polonium before the commercial break.

[Scrivener7]

3. I was going to say, that's gonna need a bigger vat of polonium soup.

[DBoon]

5. or an epidemic of fatal falls from upper story hotel rooms

[jimfields33]

10. Out of over 1800 of them, more then 16 need to step up.

[Chainfire]

2. Purge in, 10.. 9.. 8.. 7.....

Of course, the War To End All Wars started with a single pistol shot.

[Gore1FL]

4. I wonder what they mean by districts.

I typed "how many districts does Russia have" in google.

First answer:
Russia is divided into eight federal districts.
Obviously, if calls for resignation are coming from 18, it's not these as 18 of 8 is a lot.

Second Answer:
of 2014, excluding Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Sevastopol, there are 1,873 administrative districts (including the 14 in the Republic of Crimea, de facto federal subject of Russia located on internationally recognized territory of Ukraine) and 1,823 municipal districts (also including the 14 in the Republic of Crimea) in Russia

Neither 8 of 1873 nor 8 of 1823 seem quite so impressive as 18 of 8.


I am not sure if wither of these are right.

[TheRealNorth]

6. If it were Russian Oblasts, that would be significant

But yeah, it's to know what is meant.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblasts_of_Russia

[Abolishinist]

7. It's all quite clear.

The federal city of Moscow, Russia is divided into twelve administrative okrugs, which are in turn subdivided into districts (raions). The total population of the Federal City of Moscow was 11,503,501 inhabitants at the Russian Census (2010).

The city's administrative okrugs are a subdivision of state administration. The administrative okrugs are further divided into administrative districts and settlements, each corresponding to municipal formations, which are local self-government entities.

Per Wiki, if I'm reading this correctly and these are in fact what they are referring to, it seems the average 'local district' is around 80-90 thousand residents. The CNN piece did mention the 18 are in Moscow and St. Petersburg. It's a small number, and these are minor officials speaking out, yet encouraging that some are starting to publicly question the invasion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Moscow

Sorry, I forgot the 'as mud' part.

[doc03]

8. News flash 18 top officials in Russia died from

freak accidents today.

[sdfernando]

9. 18 new windows are needed in Russia today /nt