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  • Deputy head of Russian Navy killed by Ukraine in Kursk, official says

    07/03/2025 4:50:40 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 14 replies
    Reuters ^ | 7/3/2025 | Reuters Moscow and Lidia Kelly
    Major General Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy head of the Russian Navy who also led a brigade fighting against Ukraine, has been killed in Russia's Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of a far eastern Russian region, said on Thursday. Unofficial Russian and Ukrainian military Telegram channels had earlier reported that Gudkov had been killed along with 10 other servicemen in a Ukrainian attack on a command post in Korenevo in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine. He is one of the most senior Russian military officers to have been killed by Ukraine since Moscow launched its full-scale war against Ukraine in...
  • Russia's economy just flashed warning signs about manufacturing and employment

    07/02/2025 3:02:16 AM PDT · by Apparatchik · 39 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 2 July 2025 | Huileng Tan
    Russia's wartime economy may finally be losing steam, fresh data shows. In June, Russia's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, sank to 47.5 — its sharpest pace of contraction since March 2022, according to S&P Global. This was a reversal from the PMI of 50.2 in May, when Russia's manufacturing activity expanded. The results from the latest S&P Global manufacturing PMI survey are a contrast against the resilience that Russia's economy has been projecting over the last few years. Russia appears to have avoided an economic collapse since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. But many analysts have...
  • African fighters captured fighting for Russia reveal how they were lured into Putin's war

    07/01/2025 3:36:57 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    Daily Express MSN News ^ | 6/30/2025 | Falyn Stempler
    Two Cameroonian men fighting for Russia were captured by Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region. The men, identifying themselves as Metugena Una-na Jean Pafe and Anatole Frank, initially claimed to Ukraine's 20th Separate UAV Regiment that they had come to Russia for work, with one claiming "to make shampoo" and the other claiming "to fix teeth." However, they later admitted that they had signed contracts to join Russia's fight in Ukraine in exchange for 1.1 million rubles ($13,000), which is way less than Russian citizens are earning but still substatial for people from developing countries such as Cameroon and reports...
  • Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack, Zelenskiy calls for US help

    06/29/2025 11:24:59 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 9 replies
    Reuters ^ | June 29, 202510:19 AM CDT | Pavel Polityuk and Andriy Perun
    SummaryPilot shot down seven targets before crash, Air Force says Ukraine's third F-16 loss since deploying the jets last year Zelenskiy urges US, Western allies for more air defence support Russian attack involved more than 500 drones and missiles, Ukraine says KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, June 29 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot died in a crash while repelling a Russian air attack that involved hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, authorities said on Sunday, as Moscow intensifies night-time air barrages in the fourth year of war. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for more support from Washington and Western allies to...
  • Frontline report: Kupiansk front turns into mass execution zone as Russian soldiers murder their commanders, steal trucks, and vanish

    06/29/2025 12:50:51 PM PDT · by Uncle Lonny · 85 replies
    Euromaidan Press ^ | June 14, 2025 | Euromaiden Press
    "This violent mutiny did not emerge in a vacuum; it is directly tied to the hopeless bloodbath unfolding near the Kupiansk front, specifically at the Pischane funnel. For months, Russian forces have tried and failed to break through Ukrainian defenses here. The Ukrainians have created a deadly trap by controlling the flanks, exposing any Russian assault to relentless drone and artillery fire from both sides. Yet commanders continue to send wave after wave of infantry into the funnel, hoping to drive a wedge through Ukrainian lines. Every new wave knows exactly how it will end, as almost no one from...
  • Putin: NATO Told Us 'Where to Go'

    06/27/2025 2:09:42 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 38 replies
    Newsmax ^ | 6/27/2025 | Sam Barron
    Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the country was dismissed regarding its concern about NATO expansion. "We emphasized that the security of one nation or a group of nations cannot come at the expense of another's security. This principle is enshrined in international agreements that all parties have ratified," Putin said. "Yet, in practice, what transpired?" Putin continued. "One NATO expansion after another. We were consistently reassured, 'there's nothing to fear; it doesn't pose a threat to you.' When we expressed our concerns, asserting that we believed it did threaten us, what was the response? Nothing at all. We...
  • Putin: Russia spending 6.3% of GDP on defense

    06/27/2025 8:05:00 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 10 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 6/27/2025 | Christian Baha
    Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia's defense spending amounts to 13.5 trillion rubles or 6.3% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), describing it as "a lot." He said Russia "paid for" its high defense bill with inflation, but stressed that the government is fighting it. "We are purposefully moving towards a soft landing for the economy in some way. Nevertheless, we still have a very healthy attitude towards this," he told reporters. Putin noted that Russia plans to decrease its defense spending. While there are currently no definitive agreements, "in general, everyone is thinking in this...
  • 'I’ll say ‘how you doing?': Trump says Zelensky is in 'tough situation' ahead of meet at NATO summit

    06/24/2025 10:34:23 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 14 replies
    WION ^ | 6/24/2025 | Prapti Upadhayay
    US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (June 24) that he would “probably” meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump confirmed the possibility when asked about a meeting. “Yeah probably I’ll see him,” he said. When asked what he intended to say to the Ukrainian leader, Trump replied, “I’ll say ‘how you doing?’ He’s in a tough situation, should never have been there.” Zelensky team confirms meeting preparations Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, also confirmed that talks were under way to...
  • Putin says Russia is ramping up production of Oreshnik missile

    06/23/2025 7:43:51 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 8 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | 6/23/2025 | Vladimir Soldatkin and Dmitry Antonov
    Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is stepping up production of its Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile, which it launched for the first time against Ukraine last November. "Serial production of the latest Oreshnik medium-range missile system is under way," Putin told a graduating class of military cadets in televised comments. The system has "proven itself very well in combat conditions," he added. -snip- Putin has boasted that the Oreshnik is impossible to intercept and has destructive power comparable to a nuclear weapon, although some Western experts have cast doubt on those claims. In December, a U.S. official...
  • North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia

    06/18/2025 2:21:50 AM PDT · by Apparatchik · 21 replies
    NBC Spews ^ | June 18, 2025 | The Associated Press
    SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region, a top Russian official said Tuesday, the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the nations. North Korea has already supplied thousands of combat troops and a vast amount of conventional weapons to back Russia’s war against Ukraine. In April, Pyongyang and Moscow said that their soldiers fought together to repel a Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, though Ukraine has insisted it still has troops present there. Wrapping up a one-day visit to Pyongyang, Russian Security...
  • Shoigu's return to Pyongyang signals solidified North Korea-Russia military cooperation

    06/17/2025 3:59:51 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 6 replies
    Korea JoongAng Daily ^ | 6/17/2025 | CHUNG YEONG-GYO
    Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia’s Security Council, traveled to Pyongyang on Tuesday under the direct orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, signaling a deepening of strategic military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. The visit, Shoigu's second in less than two weeks and third meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in just three months, comes as Moscow seeks to draw Pyongyang closer in its protracted war effort in Ukraine. Observers say the visit suggests a bid by Russia to leverage shifting global attention — particularly the West’s growing preoccupation with escalating tensions between Israel and Iran — to secure...
  • Russia says next round of consultations with US canceled at Washington’s initiative

    06/16/2025 7:53:04 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    Anadolu ^ | 6/16/2025 | Burc Eruygur
    Russia said on Monday that the next round of consultations between Moscow and Washington has been canceled at the initiative of the US side. A written commentary by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the next meeting as part of Russia-US consultations to normalize the activities of their respective diplomatic missions was canceled “at the initiative of American negotiators.” “We hope that the pause they took will not be too long,” Zakharova went on to say, without providing a reason behind the cancellation. US authorities have not immediately confirmed or commented on Zakharova’s remarks.
  • 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...
  • Russia to form drone troops as separate branch of the military — Putin

    06/12/2025 2:33:58 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 15 replies
    APA ^ | 6/13/2025 | Staff
    Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on Thursday to build and deploy drone troops as soon as possible, APA reports citing TASS. "We are currently building drone troops as a separate branch of the military, and these should be developed and deployed as soon as possible," the head of state said at a meeting discussing a new state arms program. Fighting against various unmanned aerial vehicles has required "new approaches and non-standard solutions," Putin explained. "The new state arms program should provide for forming a universal air defense system that would function in any situation and effectively hit means of air...
  • 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"
  • Ukraine’s DEEP STRIKE Takes Out BRAINS of Russia's WAR Machine

    06/10/2025 8:22:07 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 48 replies
    Ukraine just struck deep into Russia, destroying a key electronics factory in Cheboksary that powers Putin’s missiles, drones, and glide bombs. With only two stealth drones, Ukraine crippled a plant essential to Russia’s war machine—impacting everything from missile guidance systems to nuclear sub components. As smoke rises, Ukraine’s message is clear: nowhere is safe.
  • 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...
  • NATO F-16s Scrambled in Eastern Europe as Russia Launches Largest Air Raid on Ukraine Yet

    06/09/2025 9:12:57 AM PDT · by bimboeruption · 16 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 6-9-25 | Oliver JJ Lane
    Russia launched what Ukraine said would be the largest air assault of the war to date, with nearly 500 missiles and drones airborne, prompting Warsaw to scramble NATO air assets to protect its airspace. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 479 drones, four ballistic missiles, and 16 cruise missiles against its territory overnight. If the figures are accurate, it would make Sunday evening the biggest Russian air raid against Ukraine in the course of the over-three-year war to date, and underlines the ability of the combatants to sustain ever-larger drone attacks as the conflict goes on, given Russia launched another...
  • Russian Forces Reach Donetsk’s Western Border and Enter Dnipropetrovsk, Taking the War Into Another Ukrainian Region

    06/09/2025 8:52:47 AM PDT · by bimboeruption · 106 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 6-9-25 | Paul Serran
    During the Istanbul talks between Russia and Ukraine, when presented with Moscow’s demand that Kiev’s troops must withdraw from territory of the four regions that they have partially conquered (Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhie and Kherson), the Ukrainian delegation reacted with a strong rejection of this point. It’s been widely reported that, at this point, Russian negotiators warned their foes: ‘Next time, it won’t be four regions, but six or eight’. That could, of course, be nothing but bragging, except that today the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that units of the 90th Tank Division have reached & crossed the western border...