Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine (2 year anniversary)

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[SpeedyInTexas]

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.

[BeauBo]

Find Out Day for India and Russia has been accelerated again - it is now today.

OilPrice.com (5 Aug):

Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Indian Imports Over Russian Oil Purchases

“U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order enacting an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, explicitly targeting India’s ongoing imports of Russian crude oil. This order increases the total tariff rate on Indian exports to the United States to 50%, the highest level for any country under current U.S. policy.

According to the executive order (effective 21 days after signing, beginning at 12:01?a.m. ET), duties will apply to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouses on or after that time. “

[BeauBo]

Trump to meet Putin - Will the War End?

Trump plans to meet Putin next week, hold trilateral meeting with Zelensky without European participation, NYT reports

Kyiv Independent (6 Aug):

"Earlier in the day, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin as Trump's Aug. 8 deadline for Russia to reach a ceasefire with Ukraine looms.

In an Aug. 6 phone call, Trump told European leaders that he plans to meet with Putin and Zelensky without any other representatives from the continent, two sources familiar with the matter said.

The European officials Trump spoke with over the phone appeared to accept Trump's decision not to involve more leaders in the process, one of the sources said.

Trump and Zelensky held a phone call following Witkoff's visit to Moscow. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio, and Witkoff joined the conversation, the NYT reported."

[marcusmaximus]

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[gleeaikin]

Nice, but in what state and on what date. I saw a 15 cent raise in one day when I was on DelMarVa Peninsula.

[JonPreston]

Russia sinks or swims, on its oil revenues. Europe is now talking about lowering the price cap on Russian oil for it’s next sanctions package, and cracking down on Russia’s shadow fleet - most of which pass through European waters in the Baltic Sea and Danish Straits.

OilPrice.com reports:

“The European Union will propose to G7 finance ministers to lower the price cap on Russian crude from the current $60 per barrel to $50, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said...

...many analysts argue the price cap has become less effective because Russia now largely reroutes its exports through a so-called “shadow fleet” of tankers that evade maritime oversight...

...Russia’s shadow fleet consists of approximately 500 (some estimate 700), mostly poorly insured and aging tankers that ship crude to countries such as India and China, in defiance of Western sanctions. These tankers, estimated to carry as much as 85% of Russia’s oil exports—which bring in a third of Russia’s export revenues—typically have opaque ownership structures and lack top-tier insurance or safety certification. Most belong to anonymous or newly formed shell companies based in jurisdictions such as Dubai, further complicating accountability.

The majority of shadow tankers sail across the Baltic Sea, a route considered critical for Russia’s energy exports. The shadow fleet uses various tactics to avoid detection, including ship-to-ship transfers in international waters, spoofed location data, and fake ship identification numbers. Some estimates suggest that approximately three shadow tankers carrying Russian crude pass through European waters each day, including the Danish straits and the Channel. Some experts estimate the shadow fleet may now include as many as 700 tankers.

However, Lithuanian National Security Advisor Kęstutis Budrys has highlighted the ambiguity surrounding the law on interdiction in international waters, warning that trying to stop the shadow fleet could risk an all-out military confrontation with Russia. Last week, a Russian fighter jet briefly entered Estonia’s airspace, in what some experts suspect was a reprisal for the Estonian military escorting a tanker named Jaguar out of the country’s economic waters. The Estonian navy acted quickly, believing the ship posed a threat to nearby underwater cables, and checked its status and registration. The Russian jet entered Estonian airspace without permission...

...”In the last four or five months of last year, we saw a roughly 10% decline in the amount of oil leaving from Russia,” Finnish Border Guard’s Head of Maritime Safety Mikko Hirvi told Reuters...

...A recent study found that limiting Russia’s shadow fleet may be more effective than simply lowering the oil price cap...

...In April report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) found that Russia’s shadow fleet is shrinking. According to the report, shadow tankers transported 65% of Russian crude exports in April, down from 81% in January. Russia’s fossil fuel export revenues declined 6% month-on-month to EUR 585 million per day in April, while export volumes rose marginally by 1%.” >

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[SpeedyInTexas]

“Will the War End?”

Um, NO.

[blitz128]

Ohio, yesterday but prices are as high as 3.19 at other stations, wild

[AdmSmith]

More about the Muscovian Lebensborn:
Кремлевская табакерка

The selection of women who will give birth to special “state” children as part of the “Kukushka” project has begun

We wrote that in August the selection of women who will give birth to special “state” children as part of the “Kukushka” project will begin. According to a source in the Kremlin, who is responsible for demographic issues, the process has begun. “We have begun selecting women who will give birth to the future elite of Russia. At the same time, we are determining the list of participants in the SVO, important politicians who will become the fathers of such children. The first conceptions will be at the end of this year or the beginning of next year,” the channel's source said.

He noted that in parallel with the selection of future mothers, accompanying measures are being taken to help increase the birth rate in Russia. In particular, the Ministry of Health advised encouraging unplanned and early pregnancy and prepared recommendations against abortions. “As part of the implementation of these measures, we will also identify girls who can become participants in “Kukushka”. At the same time, we will simply increase the birth rate in the country and declare war on abortions,” the source explained.

https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6014

earlier https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4219673/posts?page=18468#18468

[AdmSmith]

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 6, 2025

Certain Russian commentators are attempting to stoke schisms within the Trump administration, likely as part of a wider effort to avoid US sanctions ahead of Trump's stated August 8 deadline for peace efforts in Ukraine. Russian state media and pro-Kremlin outlets amplified commentary from Russian State Duma deputies, largely framing Witkoff as a rational actor in US-Russia negotiations while portraying Trump as irrational. Russian State Duma Deputy Grigory Karasin stated on August 4 that he hoped that the results of Witkoff’s meeting with Putin would be “specific, not emotional, like Trump's latest statements,” and Russian media amplified Karasin’s comment in reporting about the Witkoff-Trump meeting on August 6.[5] Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee First Deputy Head Alexei Chepa claimed on August 6 that Trump sent Witkoff to “smooth over tensions” following Trump's recently issued “ultimatums” that Russia end the war or face US sanctions, and claimed that this smoothing over could negatively affect the image of the Trump administration.[6] Alexander “Sasha” Kots, a Russian milblogger who also serves on the Kremlin's Human Rights Council, accused Trump of “handing out” daily ultimatums and suggested that Witkoff will bring Trump a proposal that Trump “will perceive as a small victory.”[7] The Kremlin has frequently attempted to sow divisions between Ukraine and its allies, as well as between the United States and Europe, as part of wider efforts to deter support for Ukraine.[8] The Kremlin appears to be employing similar informational tactics against the Trump administration to undermine ongoing US efforts to compel Putin to engage in meaningful negotiations to end the war. The Kremlin also likely aims to coerce unilateral concessions from the United States regarding the war, including fostering US-Russian economic deals in Russia's favor without Trump's stated preconditions of a ceasefire and negotiations for an enduring peace.

Russian officials and media continue to project an image of a strong and resilient Russian economy in anticipation of further US sanctions. Bloomberg reported on August 5 that Russia's oil revenue fell by approximately a third from July 2024 to July 2025 due to the global decline in crude oil prices and the appreciation of the ruble.[9] Bloomberg reported that the oil industries continue to account for roughly a third of Russia's budget and that the drop in oil revenues therefore increases pressure on Russia's already-strained federal budget. Russian State Duma deputies downplayed the impact of the fall in oil revenue on August 6, however. State Duma Defense Committee First Deputy Chairperson Alexei Zhuravlev claimed in an interview with the Russian outlet NEWS.ru that Russia would not stop the war in Ukraine even if it were “twice as expensive to fill oil tanks” and that the Russian government structured a reserve into its budget forecasts for 2025 such that even a $10 decrease in the price per barrel of oil would not impact the state budget.[10] State Duma Energy Committee First Deputy Chairperson Valery Selezne stated in an interview to Russian outlet OSN that Russia should take advantage of gas shortages in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan to increase Russian exports to Central Asia to protect the Russian domestic economy from the financial burden of potential tariffs against Russia — somewhat in opposition to Zhuravlev's claim that Russia's economy is impervious to changes in oil revenues.[11] State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption member Adalbi Shkhagoshev stated in an interview to Kremlin newswire TASS that further US sanctions against Russia will not affect the course of the war in Ukraine, and that new sanctions would amount to economic war against Russia and its BRICS allies.[12]

Economic indicators suggest that the Russian economy is weaker than Russian officials project. The Russian Central Bank reported to TASS on August 6 that the Russian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2025, below the originally forecasted growth projection of two percent, and by 1.8 percent in the second quarter of 2025, close to the forecasted growth projection of 1.9 percent.[13] The Russian Central Bank claimed that there was a “slowdown in the growth rate of household and government consumption” in April 2025, which the bank did not forecast. UK outlet Express reported on August 6 that Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade data showed that the passenger car market fell by 24 percent from July 2024 to July 2025.[14] Consumer spending is a major driver of domestic economies, and a decline in purchases of a common item such as passenger vehicles suggests that consumers either face or fear economic instability that would inhibit such purchases. The Russian Central Bank is likely attempting to use reports of GDP growth as a sign of economic stability to project confidence to the domestic Russian populace who may be worried about the impact of the war and further Western sanctions on everyday life. Russian officials and the Central Bank are also likely attempting to discourage the West from levying additional sanctions against Russia or secondary sanctions against Russia's trading partners. Increased sanctions, especially against Russian oil exports, will further hinder Russia's ability to fund its war in Ukraine. The sanctions remain critical — in tandem with continued Western defense assistance to Ukraine — to constraining Russian aggression.[15]

The Belarusian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that the first contingent of Russian troops and military equipment arrived in Belarus on August 6 ahead of the Zapad-2025 joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise in September 2025.[106] Belarusian officials previously claimed that at least 13,000 total military personnel would participate in Zapad-2025.[107] ISW previously assessed that Russia and Belarus likely had to downsize the joint exercise, as most of Russia's forces that participated in the previous Zapad-2021 joint exercise are fighting in Ukraine.[108]

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-6-2025

[AdmSmith]

Day 1,258 of the Muscovian invasion. 1,010 [average is 842/day], i.e. more than 43 Russians and Norks/h. Vehicles and fuel tanks more than 180% and artillery more than 85% above average.

[BroJoeK]

gleeaikin: "Is there any more recent information on Putin executing Alexandr Dugin’s State run population increase plan?
This would involve creating a cadre of reproducing females who would be impregnated by select (lucky) favored politicians and war heroes.
These manufactured babies to be raised to serve the State as ordered."

This is stuff of WWII Nazi German horror stories, and I can't find anything to suggest Putin or Dugin advocating for them in today's Russia.

Putin does hope to increase Russia's birthrate from just 1.4 per woman to 2.3 by 2030.
Putin believes that Russia's population should be 600 million, as predicted by Dmitry Mendeleev in 1906, expected by 2000.
Putin thinks the difference between the predicted 600 million and today's 145 million is lost destiny due to wars and upheavals.

Nevertheless, nothing I could find confirms your rumors of mad-Vlad's Nazi German style "Lebensborn" programs.

[BroJoeK]

gleeaikin quoting Kirill Strelnikov:"Kremlin newswire RIA Novosti published op-eds on July 30 entitled “There is no other option: no one should remain alive in Ukraine,"

Such talk from Strelnikov is significant in that RIA Novosti is an official Russian government organ.
That makes it more significant even than similar talk from Russian propagandists like Vladimir Solovyov or Olga Skabeyeva.
It suggests psychological preparations for nuclear war against Ukraine.

However, there are no visible signs of such preparations, and yesterday's announcements of high-level meetings suggests Strelnikov's words were more intended as typical Russian "escalate to de-escalate" tactics.

Since at least 2022, the logic of Russian nuclear war threats has not changed -- it makes good sense for Russia to threaten and bluster about nuclear war, in hopes of scaring Western leaders into backing down, but it would make no sense to actually use its nuclear weapons in Ukraine, or anywhere else.

[blitz128]

And there is the rub “it makes no sense…”, lots of things that happen makes no sense. Hitler continuing his war when it was obviously lost made no sense yet he did and the German military continued to fight.

As the saying goes history does not repeat itself but it does rhyme

[AdmSmith]

Evgen Istrebin
Thread. 13 tweets
The banking crisis in Russia is gaining momentum.
Earlier, Bloomberg published an article that Russian banks are in a terrible situation due to under-formed loan reserves. This information is confirmed.

2.The Ministry of Finance published a report on operations with the National Welfare Fund for July. VEB and VTB received new deposits for 335 billion rubles to improve the liquidity situation.´

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12. In just 7 months, the Fund issued 850 billion rubles to banks. This is almost 4 times more than last year. What other confirmation of the terrible situation in these banks is needed? Now the most interesting part will begin. Due to the closure of factories and the reduction of salaries, there will be an outflow from banks, problems with liquidity, and at the same time an even greater deterioration of credit portfolios

13. The rate of withdrawal of money from the Fund will increase sharply, and the Fund will simply become empty. And all this against the backdrop of increasing US sanctions pressure. All this will end in a large-scale banking crisis.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1953352524435439719.html