Siberian regional TV releases video of ‘grateful farmers’ who lost livestock to government seizures, but journalists identify participants as local officials

https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/04/siberian-regional-tv-releases-video-of-grateful-farmers-who-lost-livestock-to-government-seizures-but-journalists-identify-participants-as-local-officials

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Siberian regional TV releases video of ‘grateful farmers’ who lost livestock to government seizures, but journalists identify participants as local officials

OTS, a television channel owned by the Novosibirsk regional government, has released a video featuring what it calls “grateful farmers” describing how they received compensation for livestock that was destroyed. The video is available on OTS’s VK page.

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