diff --git a/proto b/proto
index ac4f53ed8..7c025b9a4 160000
--- a/proto
+++ b/proto
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ac4f53ed8c903a5bdf3d19727e96791d6be71022
+Subproject commit 7c025b9a4d54bb410ec17ee653122861b413f177
diff --git a/src/PowerFSM.cpp b/src/PowerFSM.cpp
index 85e08f536..09fc35e6c 100644
--- a/src/PowerFSM.cpp
+++ b/src/PowerFSM.cpp
@@ -178,10 +178,11 @@ void PowerFSM_setup()
     bool isLowPower = radioConfig.preferences.is_low_power || isRouter;
 
     /* To determine if we're externally powered, assumptions
-        1) If we're powered up and there's no battery, we must be getting power externally.
-        2) If we detect USB power from the power management chip, we must be getting power externally.
+        1) If we're powered up and there's no battery, we must be getting power externally. (because we'd be dead otherwise)
+
+        2) If we detect USB power from the power management chip, we must be getting power externally. 
     */
-    bool hasPower = (powerStatus && !powerStatus->getHasBattery()) || (!isLowPower && powerStatus && powerStatus->getHasUSB());
+    bool hasPower = !isLowPower && powerStatus && (!powerStatus->getHasBattery() || powerStatus->getHasUSB());
 
     DEBUG_MSG("PowerFSM init, USB power=%d\n", hasPower);
     powerFSM.add_timed_transition(&stateBOOT, hasPower ? &statePOWER : &stateON, 3 * 1000, NULL, "boot timeout");
diff --git a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
index c9ee13b9d..6e2ac479b 100644
--- a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
@@ -179,9 +179,8 @@ size_t PhoneAPI::getFromRadio(uint8_t *buf)
     // Do we have a message from the mesh?
     if (fromRadioScratch.which_payloadVariant != 0) {
         // Encapsulate as a FromRadio packet
-        DEBUG_MSG("encoding toPhone packet to phone variant=%d\n", fromRadioScratch.which_payloadVariant);
         size_t numbytes = pb_encode_to_bytes(buf, FromRadio_size, FromRadio_fields, &fromRadioScratch);
-        DEBUG_MSG(", %d bytes\n", numbytes);
+        // DEBUG_MSG("encoding toPhone packet to phone variant=%d, %d bytes\n", fromRadioScratch.which_payloadVariant, numbytes);
         return numbytes;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
index 966b900cc..49dc69927 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,27 @@ const RegionInfo regions[] = {
     RDEF(KR, 921.9f, 0.2f, 8, 0),      // KR channel settings (KR920-923) Start from TTN download channel
                                        // freq. (921.9f is for download, others are for uplink)
     RDEF(TW, 923.0f, 0.2f, 10, 0),     // TW channel settings (AS2 bandplan 923-925MHz)
+    RDEF(RU, 868.9f, 0.2f, 2, 20),     // See notes below
     RDEF(Unset, 903.08f, 2.16f, 13, 0) // Assume US freqs if unset, Must be last
 };
 
+/* Notes about the RU bandplan (from @denis-d in https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/russian-band-plan-proposal/2786/2):
+
+According to Annex 12 to GKRCh (National Radio Frequency Commission) decision № 18-46-03-1 (September 11th 2018) https://digital.gov.ru/uploaded/files/prilozhenie-12-k-reshenyu-gkrch-18-46-03-1.pdf 1
+We have 3 options for 868 MHz:
+
+864,0 - 865,0 MHz ERP 25mW, Duty Cycle 0.1% (3.6 sec in hour) or LBT (Listen Before Talk), prohibited in airports.
+866,0 - 868,0 MHz ERP 25mW, Duty Cycle 1% or LBT, PSD (Power Spectrum Density) 1000mW/MHz, prohibited in airports
+868,7 - 869,2 MHz ERP 100mW, Duty Cycle 10% or LBT, no resctrictions
+and according to RP2-1.0.2 LoRaWAN® Regional Parameters RP2-1.0.2 LoRaWAN® Regional Parameters - LoRa Alliance®
+I propose to use following meshtastic bandplan:
+1 channel - central frequency 868.9MHz 125kHz band
+Protective band - 75kHz
+2 channel - central frequency 869.1MHz 125kHz band
+
+RDEF(RU, 868.9f, 0.2f, 2, 20)
+*/
+
 const RegionInfo *myRegion;
 
 void initRegion()
diff --git a/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp b/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
index cde08b5bb..962aabeb7 100644
--- a/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ bool ReliableRouter::shouldFilterReceived(const MeshPacket *p)
         // If this is the first time we saw this, cancel any retransmissions we have queued up and generate an internal ack for
         // the original sending process.
         if (stopRetransmission(getFrom(p), p->id)) {
-            DEBUG_MSG("Someone is retransmitting for us, generate implicit ack\n");
-            if (p->want_ack)
-                sendAckNak(Routing_Error_NONE, getFrom(p), p->id);
+            DEBUG_MSG("generating implicit ack\n");
+            // NOTE: we do NOT check p->wantAck here because p is the INCOMING rebroadcast and that packet is not expected to be
+            // marked as wantAck
+            sendAckNak(Routing_Error_NONE, getFrom(p), p->id);
         }
     }
 
@@ -182,9 +183,9 @@ int32_t ReliableRouter::doRetransmissions()
                 --p.numRetransmissions;
                 setNextTx(&p);
             }
-        } 
+        }
 
-        if(stillValid) {
+        if (stillValid) {
             // Update our desired sleep delay
             int32_t t = p.nextTxMsec - now;
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/radioconfig.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/radioconfig.pb.h
index 85bfa1a2d..9ea021f13 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/radioconfig.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/radioconfig.pb.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ typedef enum _RegionCode {
     RegionCode_JP = 5,
     RegionCode_ANZ = 6,
     RegionCode_KR = 7,
-    RegionCode_TW = 8
+    RegionCode_TW = 8,
+    RegionCode_RU = 9
 } RegionCode;
 
 typedef enum _ChargeCurrent {
@@ -123,8 +124,8 @@ typedef struct _RadioConfig {
 
 /* Helper constants for enums */
 #define _RegionCode_MIN RegionCode_Unset
-#define _RegionCode_MAX RegionCode_TW
-#define _RegionCode_ARRAYSIZE ((RegionCode)(RegionCode_TW+1))
+#define _RegionCode_MAX RegionCode_RU
+#define _RegionCode_ARRAYSIZE ((RegionCode)(RegionCode_RU+1))
 
 #define _ChargeCurrent_MIN ChargeCurrent_MAUnset
 #define _ChargeCurrent_MAX ChargeCurrent_MA1320
diff --git a/src/plugins/AdminPlugin.cpp b/src/plugins/AdminPlugin.cpp
index bba1b39a9..7e0a67074 100644
--- a/src/plugins/AdminPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/AdminPlugin.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ void AdminPlugin::handleGetRadio(const MeshPacket &req)
         // We create the reply here
         AdminMessage r = AdminMessage_init_default;
         r.get_radio_response = devicestate.radio;
+
+        // NOTE: The phone app needs to know the ls_secs value so it can properly expect sleep behavior.
+        // So even if we internally use 0 to represent 'use default' we still need to send the value we are
+        // using to the app (so that even old phone apps work with new device loads).
+        r.get_radio_response.preferences.ls_secs = getPref_ls_secs();
+
         r.which_variant = AdminMessage_get_radio_response_tag;
         reply = allocDataProtobuf(r);
     }
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index d16382f27..d0634458c 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [VERSION]  
 major = 1  
 minor = 2
-build = 5
+build = 6