Posted on 08/14/2024 4:53:51 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Ukraine’s strike on Russia, the biggest by a foreign force since World War Two, has dramatically changed the narrative around the war.
Ukraine claimed to have shot down a Russian fighter jet on Wednesday as Kyiv’s forces escalated the biggest foreign incursion suffered by Russia since the Second World War. Kyiv’s military said its forces destroyed the Russian Su-34 aircraft overnight in the Kursk region while carrying out a combat mission.
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It seems odd that after a few years of horrific attritional warfare, the Ukrainian military has suddenly become the most devastating force on the planet. Almost makes me think they’re getting direct help in the field.
I wonder how much it costs Russia to replace that fighter jet or if sanctions make if difficult to do so?
The Lithuanian defense minister said yesterday that they are now seeing the Kremlin remove troops from Kaliningrad to deal with the Kursk operation.
Depends on the model, but each costs roughly $50 million USA.
Not cheap.
wonder how much it costs Russia to replace that fighter jet or if sanctions make if difficult to do so?
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Vlad’s revenue from energy alone is $$$ 60 billion a month, even the EU and West are marveling at how much revenue is being generated for his war chest- the Sanctions failed, miserably.
The collective West goes further into debt while Vlad continues to grow his war chest, the best part? Much of Vlad’s revenue is from selling energy and commodities to the West!
….and Vlad says Checkmate, again.
“ One of the world’s top oil producers and exporters
Russia is a major player in global energy markets. It is one of the world’s top three crude producers, vying for the top spot with Saudi Arabia and the United States. Russia relies heavily on revenues from oil and natural gas, which in 2021 made up 45% of Russia’s federal budget.
In 2021, Russian crude and condensate output reached 10.5 million barrels per day (bpd), making up 14% of the world’s total supply. Russia has oil and gas production facilities throughout the country, but the bulk of its fields are concentrated in western and eastern Siberia. In 2021 Russia exported an estimated 4.7 million bpd of crude, to countries around the world. China is the largest importer of Russian crude (1.6 million bpd) , but Russia exports a significant volume to buyers in Europe (2.4 million bpd).
Russia produces several different types of crude oil, but its main export blend is Urals, which is a medium sour crude. It also exports large volumes of ESPO blend crude crude to Asia, via the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline. Other grades include Siberian light, Sokol, Sakhalin blend, Arctic oil and Novy Port.
While the Russian oil industry has seen a period of consolidation in recent years, several major players remain. Rosneft, which is state-owned, is the largest oil producer in Russia. It is followed by LUKOIL, which is the largest privately owned oil company in the country. Gazprom Neft, Surgutneftegaz, Tatneft and Russneft also have significant production and refining assets.
Russia has extensive crude export pipeline capacity, allowing it to ship large volumes of crude directly to Europe as well as Asia. The roughly 5,500 km Druzhba pipeline system, the world’s longest pipeline network, transports 750,000 bpd of crude directly to refiners in east and central Europe. At present, Russia supplies rougly 20% of total European refinery crude throughputs.
In 2012, Russia launched the 4,740 km 1.6 million bpd ESPO pipeline, which sends crude directly to Asian markets such as China and Japan. The pipeline was part of Russia’s general energy pivot to Asia, a strategy focused on shifting export dependence away from Europe, and taking advantage of growing Asian demand for crude. Russia also ships crude by tanker from the Northwest ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk, as well as the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, and Kozmino in the Far East. In addition, Russia also exports crude by rail.
Russia has an estimated 6.9 million bpd of refining capacity, and produces a substantial amount of oil products, such as gasoline and diesel. Russian companies have spent the last decade investing heavily in primary and secondary refining capacity in order to take advantage of favourable government taxation, as well as growing global diesel demand. As a result, Russia has been able to shift the vast majority of its motor fuel production to meet Euro 5 (10 ppm) standards. Russia’s energy strategy has prioritized self-sufficiency in gasoline, so it tends to export minimal volumes. However, Russian refiners produce roughly double the diesel needed to satisfy domestic demand, and typically export half their annual production, much of it to European markets. In addition, Russia is a major exporter of vacuum gasoil and heavy fuel oil. In 2021 Russian refineries processed 5.6 million bpd of crude and exported 2.8 million bpd of oil products. Europe remains a major market for Russian oil products. In 2021 Russia exported 750,000 bpd of diesel to Europe, meeting 10% of demand. ”
https://www.iea.org/articles/energy-fact-sheet-why-does-russian-oil-and-gas-matter
I wouldn’t cheer it, but this is the bed the world got into.
Plenty of evidence was already there before Russia even attacked Ukraine. No one wanted to see it.
I am certain that when Putin met America’s Potato at the G7, before Ukraine, he could already tell Joe’s handlers what they had him on. From then on, this is Russia’s war on terms Russia dictates.
Why “Russia! Russia! Russia” and the Steele Dossier? America’s ‘Rats already knew who was going to oppose what they were doing in Ukraine.
Fake truth
Ukraine is the loading platform for corruption and embezzlement by the U.S. Deep State. Not everywhere one can steal BILLIONS and not have it noticed or trackable.
Gas is only .48 Rubles a liter (about $1.81 a gallon) here in Russia. It’s a refreshing change from what I was paying in California (almost $5.00 a gallon) before moving here almost 4 months ago.
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I find it interesting the US is considered one of top producers of energy in the world since the environmental cases in this country refuse to let us produce.
Almost...
Ukraine’s military has NOT become “the most devastating force on the planet”.
What happened is that Muscowy seems to suck at planning, at logistics and at delegation of authority to smaller groups.
The border was barely defended, the logistics of getting fast-action troops seems to be non-existent and the troops that ARE there (like this 100 captured) have been told not to think without orders from above.
This was also the case during Soviet days that Russian units were basically told from the general down and were discouraged (putting it mildly) from thinking on their own. Having a compliant population who just follows orders has its negative sides.
The couple of thousand tanks kept there were moved out in 2023 and most missiles and artillery too.
Kaliningrad is basically left defenseless. And this puts a lie to the "we're afraid of NATO" - NATO isn't going to do anything.
However if Muscowy does collapse, then the Czechs have a claim on Kralovesky kraj
Putin would not have dared to invade if Trumpw as in power.
He saw the fiasco of Afgh and then realized what a potato brandon is
Almost like LBJ telling our military what villages to bomb on a daily basis...
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