Putin facing mutiny from biggest Ukraine war backers as impending coup fears soar

Express (UK) ^ | March 29, 2026 | Paul Withers, Will Stewart

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Vladimir Putin is facing mutiny from his biggest war Ukraine backers amid fears of an impending coup. An unprecedented wave of defeatism over the war has gripped the “toxic” Kremlin dictator’s most ardent supporters.

This follows a wave of crippling Ukrainian drone and missile strikes which have paralysed Putin’s oil exports and savaged his key military factories. Russian gains on the frontline have ground to a virtual halt, with some reversals, amid catastrophic losses of 8,000 or more soldiers a week.

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[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Interesting comments in the article.

[jerod]

Wow... 8,000 soldiers in one week... A coup is obviously in order, but the big question is this... What took you so long?

[jerod]

Wow... 8,000 soldiers in one week... A coup is obviously in order, but the big question is this... What took you so long?

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[tlozo]

Ukrainian UAVs continue to smash into facilities vital for the Russian war effort.

Last night the oil refinery in Yaroslavl has been hit. NASA Firms shows huge heat signatures emanating from that area, confirming pictures on the ground that the facility was hit.

In Chapayevsk, Samara region, in Russia a factory responsible for manufacturing explosives was struck. Locals reported of a substantial shock wave.

In the meantime, Russian channels distribute a picture what might be an Ukrainian FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missile. It is clear at this point that Russian control over its airspace is considerably diminished.

The refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, was hit. Multiple fires and smoke columns can be seen.

[TexasGator]

“Wow... 8,000 soldiers in one week... A coup is obviously in order, but the big question is this... What took you so long?”

Not 8,000 in one week. 8,000 or more a week.

That extrapolates to 3,000,000 a year. An unsustainable rate.

[Timber Rattler]

This comes amid fury across Russia that Putin’s is poised to use April Fool’s Day to block Telegram, the country’s popular messaging app - vital on the frontline but also for businesses and regular communications.

“This is as mad as the alcohol ban which sealed Gorbachev’s fate,” one comment read.

Instead, Russians are being forced onto MAX - a surveillance tool app, which is controlled by the FSB security service and, astonishingly, owned by a member of Putin’s family.

This follows the blocking of internet across Moscow and other cities and regions amid unspecified “security fears”, triggering claims of Kremlin fears over coup plots.

A woman in war-ravaged Belgorod today issued a warning that Putin was putting Russian lives at risk. A Telegram group warning of impending drone and missile strikes - giving residents less than a minute to take cover - no longer functions, she said.

She protested: “They’re [Putin’s regime] taking Telegram away from us, depriving us of these precious 30-40 seconds to save ourselves. Please bring Telegram back.”

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“Russian leader’s absence has been especially significant in recent weeks given an unusual wave of public discontent resulting from ongoing mobile internet shutdowns, the blocking of popular messaging app Telegram (which intensified in the middle of this month), and the mass slaughter of livestock in Siberia over fears of disease,” said political analyst Farida Rustamova.

“Putin’s reticence—and the unusual level of discontent this time—may end up becoming a toxic combination for the regime.”

The Russian idea of winning, I guess.

Hey, has anybody seen Putin lately?

[Chad_the_Impaler]

Maybe it has to do with the fact that Putin asked the oligarchs to promote their personal funds in a meeting on March 26.

[BobL]

“Putin facing mutiny...”

Must be time for Congress to dump more money into Ukraine.

[Uncle Lonny]

Scrappy those Ukrainians!

[tlozo]

This follows a wave of crippling Ukrainian drone and missile strikes which have paralysed Putin’s oil exports

Russia was expecting a windfall from soaring oil prices, but relentless Ukrainian drone attacks are devastating nearly half its export capacity - Mar 29, 2026

Then Ukraine launched a series of drone attacks on Russia’s top export hubs, including Novorossiysk on the Black Sea as well as Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea.

According to Reuters calculations, about 40% of Russia‘s crude oil export capacity was shut down on Wednesday, marking the most severe oil supply disruption in the modern history of Russia.

Separately, a Bloomberg analysis of shipment data showed that Primorsk and Ust-Luga previously handled about 45% of Russia’s seaborne crude exports.

The barrage of Ukrainian drones has not let up, continuing to evade air defenses and reach deep inside Russian territory. Fresh attacks on Sunday sparked fires at the Ust-Luga port, according to Reuters.

https://fortune.com/2026/03/29/russia-oil-prices-iran-war-putin-ukrainian-drone-attacks-export-capacity/

[Chad_the_Impaler]

I found this one near St. Petersburg (Ust-Luga) to be very pretty, with all the yellow lights.

[PubliusMM]

Yer math ain’t mathin’, TexasGator.

8,000 per week tallies to 416,000 per year. Still an ugly number, though.

[bIlluminati]

8,000 x 52 = 416,000, not 3,000,000. Still, more deaths than American soldiers dying in Vietnam, 1961-1977, Plus POWs in Laos through at least 1996.

[McGruff]

Ready to lead on day one.

I'll end this war in one day.

[TexasGator]

My bad

[TexasGator]

Are you telling me there are not 365 weeks in a year?

[Reily]

365 weeks in year??? This planet?

[MotorCityBuck]

LOL!! A “Party Line” Uk-Tard Thread. The gangs all here.

Massive Strike: Logistics Crushed🚛⛔ The Battle of Kupiansk Is Coming to an End⚔️🏁 MS For 2026.03.29

Military Summary Channel update...

Failed Ukie Counter offensive and approximately 25% of country lost.

Carry on Tards! LOL!

[DIRTYSECRET]

Putin must have Maduro on his mind or perhaps the many ayatollahs and their henchmen.