Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
The Russian Central Bank just reported Russia’s third quarter GDP growth rate (0.6% annualized), and assessed that Russia is likely to enter recession in the next two quarters (two negative quarters are required for official designation of a recession).
Q1: 1.4%
Q2: 1.1%
Q3: 0.6%
Q4: officially projected to be negative, by the Russian Central Bank
Things are economically (much) worse for Russia than just what those numbers suggest, because of the exhaustion of reserves, a huge overhang of debt systemwide, and an impending collapse in oil revenue (upon which Russia is extraordinarily dependent).
When sanctions were first being applied, care was taken not to remove Russian barrels from the oil market, for fear of triggering a global recession. Now the situation has reversed, and there is a need to remove Russian barrels from the market, due to oversupply.
Fire at will.
Kyiv Independent:
“The European Union’s 20th sanctions package against Russia is in development and will be ready “within a month,” President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Nov. 9.”
I am sure “someone” will produce a graph😂
They cry “Nazis”
Yet pitin’s regime looks and acts more and more like nazi germany every day and the miniature gargoyle czar acts more and more like hitler every day.
Right now in his bunker calling for Steiner😂
You don’t give a shit a about a few Nazis, unless you can find them in Ukraine. Putin is same as you. Only idiots believe his main propaganda point, of invading Ukraine to de-Nazify it.
In fact it is Putin’s regime who has returned genocidal Nazism to Europe. Erasing the second biggest country in Europe is a Nazi as it gets. Naturally, those who have an affinity for Nazis will find common cause with Putin’s Russia.
Just as an aside, the religion that Hitler admired was Islam. Due to its warrior/Jihad tendencies. Putin takes great pride in being able to wrangle his restive Muslim population. He’s been friendly with Ayatollahs for ages. He has spoken of how the Russian Orthodox church gets along with Russia’s Muslim population.
Putin cannot die too soon. Or a coup will do.
Russian and Ukrainian forces continue interdiction campaigns in the Pokrovsk direction as the rate of Russian advances in and around Pokrovsk remains temporarily decreased. ISW observed no evidence to assess that Russian forces made additional advances in the Pokrovsk direction on November 9, consistent with recent Ukrainian reporting that Russian forces have slowed their tempo of ground activity in the Pokrovsk direction to extend logistics and bring up reinforcements to southern Pokrovsk.[1] A source reportedly affiliated with Ukrainian military intelligence reported on November 8 that Russian forces are in most areas of Pokrovsk but cannot encircle the town because Russian forces are only conducting infiltration missions in and through Pokrovsk from southern Pokrovsk.[2] The source stated that Russian forces are bringing mortar crews and additional drone operators into Pokrovsk to intensify the interdiction efforts against Ukrainian ground lines of communication (GLOCs). A Ukrainian servicemember operating in the Pokrovsk direction reported on November 9 that Russian drone operators are primarily utilizing first-person view (FPV) drones and winged drones to interdict Ukrainian GLOCs.[3] The servicemember stated that Ukrainian forces are also interdicting Russian GLOCs into Pokrovsk and that Russian forces are “suffering” but noted that poor weather still affects Ukrainian drone operations, presumably operations both to interdict logistics and to strike Russian infiltration groups. The Ukrainian servicemember stated that Ukrainian forces still maintain positions throughout Pokrovsk and that Russian forces only hold positions in a certain part of Pokrovsk, likely referring to southern Pokrovsk. Some Russian milbloggers claimed that fighting in Pokrovsk is not so intense that Pokrovsk is “engulfed in flames” and noted that machine gun fire is rare.[4] The milbloggers claimed that the main Russian force grouping in the Pokrovsk direction is operating about 10 kilometers from Pokrovsk itself and that both Russian and Ukrainian drones are reconnoitering access roads into the town. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces are clearing Dinas Microraion in eastern Pokrovsk, that they have cut Ukrainian logistics to Rodynske (north of Pokrovsk), and that fighting continues in northern, northeastern, and southern Pokrovsk.[5] ISW continues to assess that Russian forces will likely increase their tempo of ground activity in Pokrovsk in the coming days as they extend logistics and bring forward personnel into the town.[6]
Russian forces are successfully interdicting Ukrainian logistics into Myrnohrad (east of Pokrovsk) as part of efforts to collapse Ukrainian defenses in the town. The source reportedly affiliated with Ukrainian military intelligence warned that Ukrainian forces have almost no logistics into Myrnohrad as Russian forces have either control or fire control over all the Ukrainian GLOCs.[7] The source stated that Ukrainian forces can no longer conduct logistics into Myrnohrad on foot due to the threat of Russian infiltration groups, drone strikes, and mines. The source stated that Russian forces are installing barbed wire and building defenses in some areas of Myrnohrad and that Russian motorcycle groups entered northern Myrnohrad. Footage published on November 8 shows Russian forces striking Myrnohrad with a purported FAB-3000 glide bomb.[8] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian motorcycle groups reached northern Myrnohrad, and the Russian forces also advanced in northeastern and southern Myrnohrad and consolidated on its eastern outskirts.[9] Russian forces have been attempting infiltration missions into and mechanized assaults against Myrnohrad from the east, but have been unsuccessful in penetrating into Myrnohrad to the same extent as Russian forces currently operating in Pokrovsk.[10] The Ukrainian 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces assessed on November 7 that Russian forces would likely soon change their direction of attack against Myrnohrad.[11] Russian forces will most likely continue efforts to degrade Ukrainian forces’ ability to defend Myrnohrad through continued infiltration missions and indirect fire against Ukrainian positions and logistics.
The ongoing US government shutdown is reportedly affecting US weapons exports to NATO allies and Ukraine. Axios reported on November 9, citing US Department of State (DoS) estimates, that the US government shutdown has delayed more than $5 billion of US weapons exports to support NATO allies and Ukraine, including AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, Aegis integrated naval combat systems, and HIMARS rocket launchers for allies including Denmark, Croatia, and Poland.[12] Axios reported that the final destination for these weapons is unclear, but noted that NATO allies are purchasing some US weapons to give to Ukraine. A senior DOS official told Axios that the US government shutdown is also slowing down congressional approvals for new weapons sales, as DoS employees involved in the process are furloughed. The senior DOS official stated that the delayed transactions include both weapons sales directly from the US government to NATO allies and licensing for private US defense companies to export weapons. ISW is unable to confirm this report.
European officials continue to report and respond to aerial incursions in European airspace. Lithuanian officials reported on November 9 that Lithuanian authorities temporarily closed the Vilnius Airport on the night of November 8 to 9 after observing an unspecified number of balloons flying toward the airport from Belarusian airspace.[13] The Lithuanian Border Service indefinitely closed its border with Belarus on October 26 in response to intensified Belarusian balloon incursions, which have continued since October 26.[14] ISW continues to assess that Belarus is Russia's de facto cobelligerent in the war in Ukraine; thus, Belarusian incursions into NATO airspace are part of Russia's broader Phase Zero effort — Russia's broader informational and psychological conditions-setting phase — to prepare for a possible NATO-Russia war in the future.[15] UK Chief of the Defense Staff Sir Richard Knighton told the BBC on November 9 that the United Kingdom is sending military personnel and equipment to Belgium following a series of repeated unidentified drone incursions into Belgian airspace near critical infrastructure between October 31 and November 6.[16] The BBC noted that the United Kingdom is likely sending elements of its Royal Air Force (RAF) No. 2 Force Protection Wing to support the Belgian military. ISW reported on November 7 that German troops similarly arrived in Belgium to assist the Belgian military in implementing unspecified drone detection and defense measures.[17] ISW continues to assess that Russia is increasingly engaging in covert and overt attacks against Europe and that ongoing Russian airspace violations and non-conventional activity are likely part of Phase Zero efforts.[18]
more + maps https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-9-2025/
“The ongoing US government shutdown is reportedly affecting US weapons exports to NATO allies and Ukraine. Axios reported”
Perhaps the end of the shutdown will bring a surge of backlogged weapons to Ukraine.
What I understand is that you’re a lying hypocrite, Frau Dumpfbacke.
Tuapse attacked again last night. Awaiting the damage assessment.
Kyiv Independent:
“Russia’s port town of Tuapse on the Black Sea was rocked by explosions overnight on Nov. 10, as local Telegram channels reported an attack by Ukrainian sea drones.
Photos and videos uploaded by locals in the town and later published by major Telegram channel Astra show explosions and a resulting fire in the area of the town’s port.”
Indian refiners race to replace Russian crude.
OilPrice.com (10 Nov):
“Two Indian refiners bought a total of 5 million barrels of crude oil from the United States, Iraq, and the UAE on the spot market as they seek alternatives to Russian crude.
Reuters reported, citing unnamed industry sources, that Hindustan Petroleum Corp. had bought 2 million barrels of West Texas Intermediate and 2 million barrels of Murban crude for delivery in January.
The other refiner, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals, bought 1 million barrels of Basra Medium, also to be delivered in January, the Reuters sources said.
The search for alternative oil supplies follows the Trump administration’s decision last month to sanction Rosneft and Lukoil, which together account for half of Russia’s oil exports and a significant portion of Indian imports from the country.
The sanctions ignited a rush to secure supplies ahead of the entry into effect of the sanctions, on November 21, while oil buyers look for loopholes to keep their access to discounted Russian crude.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported an unusual move by two tankers, both sanctioned by the European Union and the UK, which performed a ship-to-ship transfer off the Indian coast last week. One of the tankers, the Ailana, had been idling for a couple of weeks prior to the transfer, Bloomberg wrote, noting that after the transfer, the receiving tanker, Fortis, continued to the Indian port of Kochi, while the Ailana set off for Russia.
In separate but related news, India’s president, Droupadi Murmu, said Indian oil and gas companies were seeking long-term relationships with Angolan energy entities, interested in investing both in energy commodities and in critical minerals.”
“Tuapse attacked again last night. Awaiting the damage assessment.”
It was hit to extend the time to repair terminals and storage tanks/ Taking a year if the rooskie can even scrounge the repair parts. Sanctions!
Putin was reminded of the need to urgently remove Lenin's body from the Mausoleum and “make room for the real Emperor there” Philosopher Alexandr Dugin made such an appeal to the president.
“At the beginning of the year, I called for Lenin to be taken out of the Mausoleum and to create a place there for the future burial of the true Emperor of Russia - President Putin. A lot of time has passed, and nothing has been done yet. Lenin's body must be taken out urgently. I again appealed to the Kremlin, personally to the president,” Alexandr Gelevich told us. He believes that “we need to hurry.” “I believe that our Emperor Putin will live for a long time. But the place of his burial should already be ready. We will make it the holiest place in Russia, where we will worship the greatness of our state. Let's start worshiping now, with Putin alive. I hope everything will be done quickly,” Dugin said.
The Kremlin confirmed to us that they are studying the issue of removing Lenin's body from the Mausoleum. And it's not just about the appeals of Alexandr Gelevich. In his dying message to Putin, the late Elder Eli called for burying the Soviet leader in a “secret place”. But how quickly the issues with Lenin will be resolved, the Presidential Administration finds it difficult to say.
9NOV2025 Medvedev said that Patriarch Kirill blessed him “to become the second person in Russia”
Dmitry Medvedev shared this information with his associates after he received the Order of the Blessed Prince Dmitry Donskoy of the first degree from the patriarch. “In a personal conversation, Patriarch Kirill wished me strength and God's help in serving Russia. He said that I could become the second person in the state, be an even greater support for Vladimir Vladimirovich and our army. It was very nice to hear this. This is, in fact, a blessing,” Dmitry Anatolyevich said.
According to sources close to Medvedev, he took the words of the head of the Church as a prophecy that he would soon become prime minister. We wrote that he has long wanted the resignation of Mikhail Mishustin and his return to his old post. And now he expects this to happen “soon enough, perhaps in the coming months.”
Our source in the Church, commenting on Medvedev’s words, said that “everything was not quite so.” “Patriarch Kirill, presenting the order, noted that Dmitry Anatolyevich is an important statesman for modern Russia. He did not talk about any “second person in the country”. I don't understand why you should attribute someone else’s words to the patriarch,” the channel's interlocutor was surprised. Medvedev’s associates refused to comment on this statement.
9NOV2025 The military urged to tell the Russians the truth about enemy strikes, gasoline shortages and special military operations
Our high-ranking source in the Ministry of Defense believes that the people of Russia should know the truth about the situation in the country. In particular, that we cannot fully protect the refinery from enemy strikes now, and Russia is facing a serious shortage of gasoline and other fuel. “We are now living in a very strange situation. Some Russians are fighting, dying, losing their health. Guys mobilized in 2022 often cannot go to a child's birthday or to a funeral to their parents. And part of society, including many healthy men, live as if there is no special military operation. They look at the war as if it were a show on TV, they rejoice when we advance at the front or turn off the enemy's lights. And when we get it, they are surprised. This is wrong and unfair,” the channel's interlocutor believes.
He is sure that everyone should feel that Russia is waging a difficult war. And for this, people “need to be told the truth.” “We need to tell the truth that in the coming months we will not be able to fully protect the refineries, and there will still be a shortage of gasoline. No wonder it was allowed to add alcohol to it. About the fact that we can also turn off the light. That mobilization may be needed, and many will fight. That the special military operation will be long, and many will take part in it. And so on,” the military explained.
“I think we will start telling the truth. I hope soon. Of course, not all of them, but society should learn a lot. This, among other things, will help the Russians get together and finish the NWO in the next few years. Otherwise, different options are possible, not all of them are pleasant. I now express the opinion and expectations of a lot of military personnel,” the source added.
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