https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/69d2562b-61dd-418d-8767-dce5820de09c Since the beginning of March 2026, the veterinary authorities in the Novosibirsk region of Russia have started a large-scale extermination of cattle, which they are justifying by reference to a 'mysterious disease'. The way it has been handled, including the refusal to provide legal documentation or compensation, the brutal enforcement and the traditional arrogance of the Russian authorities when dealing with citizens, as well as the fact that they have focused only on small-scale private farms while ignoring large corporate farms, has caused social discontent among local residents. Protests by local farmers have even been supported by some local media outlets and 'veterans of the special military operation', which is an extremely rare display of civic activity among Russians. This video features local farmers discussing the scandal, highlighting a core feature of Russian political culture: the belief that all their troubles are due to the Tsar being misled by middle-level politicians. One farmer literally says, 'Our only hope is that Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] doesn't know about it', a comment that was ironically noted by the Russian opposition channel NeTV, which found this video: 'Vladimir Vladimirovich is extremely lucky he's ruling a nation as dumb as their cattle'. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:18:37 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/69d2562b-61dd-418d-8767-dce5820de09c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.