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  • Humiliation for Putin as Russia 'looks set to SCRAP its only aircraft carrier after seven years of failed repairs'

    07/11/2025 3:43:02 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 56 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 7/11/2025 | OLIVIA ALLHUSEN and WILL STEWART
    Vladimir Putin's only aircraft carrier - the hulking Admiral Kuznetsov - is poised to be scrapped after seven failed years of repairs, say reports. Work on the jinxed ship, the largest in the Russian navy, has now been suspended despite the efforts to get it back in the water. News outlet Izvestia cites sources saying the vessel is likely destined for the scrapheap. Putin's 'Ship of Shame' is languishing in dock in grim Arctic port Murmansk, and has played no role in the war against Ukraine. Its crew were quietly sent to fight in the war instead. The 58,000-ton rust...
  • Russia's summer push in Ukraine targets three fronts but faces stern resistance

    07/09/2025 2:16:22 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 7 replies
    BBC News ^ | July 9, 2025 | Abdujalil Abdurasulov
    While Russia's overnight drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have hit record levels, on the ground its military is claiming territorial gains. Last month Russian forces seized 556 sq km (215 sq miles), its biggest land grab this year, according to the open-source DeepState monitoring website in Ukraine. That is an area four times the size of Liverpool and nearly the same size as the city of Chicago. Russia's goal is to cut off supply routes used by Ukrainian troops in the east, and create a buffer zone inside Ukraine's northern borders. But its advance remains relatively slow. At this...
  • Russian economy meltdown as potato prices soar 167% as 'recession' warning sent

    07/09/2025 4:42:47 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 39 replies
    Daily Express MSN News ^ | 7/8/2025 | Rebecca Robinson
    Vladimir Putin has been warned that Russia is facing an economic crisis as potato prices shoot up and fail to meet high demand. Prices of potatoes have skyrocketed by a staggering 167% over the last year, marking the most significant increase among foodstuffs. The Russian President admitted in May: "It turns out that we don't have enough potatoes. I spoke with [President of Belarus] Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko. He said, 'We've already sold everything to Russia'." The soaring cost of this staple is attributed to poor harvests reducing supplies. Compounding this, households are turning to the typically affordable food option as...
  • Disaster for Putin as more than 20,000 Russian soldiers go awol in Ukraine

    06/30/2025 11:54:59 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 49 replies
    Express UK ^ | 6/30/2025 | ANDREW PAPWORTH
    Vladimir Putin has been dealt a massive setback after more than 20,000 soldiers deserted the front line in the war against Ukraine – leaving Kremlin forces even more depleted. Courts have received 20,538 cases of service personnel absent without leave, desertion or refusing orders since the illegal invasion began in February 2022, according to Russian independent news service Mediazone. The majority – 18,159 – were for soldiers going awol, with 17,721 being prosecuted under Russia’s Criminal Code. The maximum punishment is a 10-year jail term. However, those found guilty could commute their sentences by serving in the Storm-Z convict assault...
  • Lukashenko’s potato racket sparks outrage from regime opponents

    06/28/2025 4:32:25 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 17 replies
    Politico EU ^ | 6/26/2025 | GREGORY SVIRNOVSKIY
    The Belarusian ruler’s price controls have backfired. Alexander Lukashenko’s stubborn grip on the Belarusian economy plunged the potato-happy country into a spud shortage this spring. Critics of the authoritarian ruler, who in January grabbed a seventh term in power, say he has warped the economy with strict price controls on staples like potatoes — while encouraging citizens to snitch on grocery stores that flout regime rules. The limits, launched by Lukashenko in October 2022 as he aimed to keep prices low and stave off inflation, instead made potatoes far less profitable for farmers to produce. Opponents say that decisions made...
  • Dramatic moment wing falls off ageing £15m Putin warplane in middle of Ukraine attack mission - as amazingly pilot survives

    06/14/2025 8:25:06 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 6/14/2025 | WILL STEWART and CIARAN FOREMAN
    Dramatic footage has caught the extraordinary moment the wing of a £15million Russian warplane fell off in the middle of a Ukraine attack mission. The attack jet crashed after flying in a pair over Ukraine's Donetsk region, with the pilot miraculously cheating death by ejecting before his aircraft fell to the ground. The doomed Su-25 warplane is seen on the video turning and falling out of the sky, crashing into a field. At first it appeared it had been shot down, with Ukrainian media claiming it had possibly been the victim of 'friendly fire' by an unguided missile from its...
  • The Demographic Crisis in Russia

    06/12/2025 8:52:20 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 13 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12 June 2025 | Peter Zeihan
    "Russia traditionally has the world's largest and the highest abortion rate as well. With some statistics suggesting as many as 70% of all pregnancies are terminated. So we had at some point something like 10 million heroin addicts in posts Soviet Russia is a country with under 150 million people Very very bad for demographics"
  • Potato price surge fuels inflation pain for Russia's poorest

    06/10/2025 5:34:09 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 28 replies
    Reuters Yahoo Finance ^ | 6/10/2025 | Gleb Bryansk and Evgeniy Matveev
    At a farm near Moscow, newly arrived guest workers from India are planting potatoes and cabbages - work closely monitored by central bank analysts as they prepare for board meetings to set interest rates. While in developed economies such as the United States food accounts for about 14% of the basket used to calculate inflation, in Russia it makes up a hefty 40% or so, and surging prices for potatoes and other staples have been a major reason for its tight monetary policy. The central bank trimmed its benchmark rate to 20% on June 6 but even that is around...
  • Russian economy meltdown as vodka production plummets 13.2% amid potato shortage

    06/09/2025 1:32:31 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 27 replies
    Express UK ^ | 6/9/2025 | Adam Toms
    Production of vodka in Russia has plummetted by more than 13%, according to the latest data. The dip occurred between January and May as the country also deals with a shortage of potatoes. On May 14, President Vladimir Putin admitted that Russians "don’t have enough potatoes". Figures suggest that, in the first few months of 2025, the price of the crop surged by 52%, while the overall harvest dropped by 12%. In the first five months of 2025, Armenia exported nearly twice as many potatoes to Russia as it did during the first half of 2024, and almost 17 times...