/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1497, Part 1 (Thread #1644)

i think this could be huge, this is what russia is willing to admit is happening: >Russia's GDP fell for the second month in a row, down 1.8% over the past two months. [https://archive.is/UBX8W](https://archive.is/UBX8W)

Clipped and lightly edited; > A look at the financials of Rosneft for the last 2 years and the 90% fall of its net profit in Q4 2025. The net profit for 2025 dropped 73% to 293 billion rubles. > The [annual] revenue of the company shrunk by 18,8% from 10,139 trillion rubles to 8,236 trillion rubles. EBITDA is down 28,3% to 2,173 trillion rubles from 3,029 trillion rubles. > Oil production dropped 10% over the last 5 years and here it is in million tons: 2020 - 205, 2021 - 192, 2022 - 191, 2023 - 195, 2024 - 184, 2025 - 181 https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3mih363alnx27

> ❗️Ukraine has been shooting down Russian drones for almost 24 hours, with air raid alerts in most regions and over 700 drones, mostly Shaheds, intercepted at a high rate of about 90%. Unfortunately, there were hits in Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Cherkasy, and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts. 10% of 700 drones is a lot of damage. https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3mih55gboas2s

Trump has threatened to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine unless Europe joins in reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Source: [https://www.ft.com/content/d304071a-ca97-4b3b-be93-ff880a6645c3?syn-25a6b1a6=1](https://www.ft.com/content/d304071a-ca97-4b3b-be93-ff880a6645c3?syn-25a6b1a6=1)

German lawmakers in the European Parliament are calling for immediate joint EU military exercises following renewed threats from US President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from NATO, Der Spiegel reported. [Read more ](https://united24media.com/latest-news/us-reliability-crumples-and-eu-lawmakers-call-for-joint-military-drills-17503)

>The net profit of Russian oil giant Rosneft for 2025 decreased by 73% to 293 billion rubles. The revenue for 2025 decreased by 18,8% to 8,236 trillion rubles. That means the net profit for Q4 2025 was 16 billion rubles down almost 90% from Q4 2024's 158 billion rubles. [https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3mifwzubieu27](https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3mifwzubieu27) >Russian groceries retailer Vkusvil in 2025 closed down 286 stores out of which 70% were mini stores. The company said that at the same time it opened 103 new stores and the overall number of stores of the chain dropped by 13% to 1973. [https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3miguzfudth27](https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3miguzfudth27) >Russian supermarket chain Magnit for the first time in over 20 years didn't report a net profit for 2025. The company reported a 22,5 billion loss vs 46,4 billion rubles in net profit for 2024. Revenue rose by 13% from 2,7 trillion rubles to 3,05 trillion rubles. [https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3migwttxuyp27](https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3migwttxuyp27)

>[](https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social)‼️ Russia: “The rate of contraction of Russian production in March reached the highest value in 26 years – PMI” [https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3migxtmhyf22c](https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3migxtmhyf22c)

Russia's financials just make no sense lately. Last year we had to wait till november to reach this high of a deficit, and we were not seeing such huge amounts of REPO auctions either. >The electronic budget system shows a 7.01 trillion ruble deficit as of 28 March 2026 [https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mifkptpbks2l](https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mifkptpbks2l) >The Bank of Russia has issued banks “emergency-routine” 4.22 trillion rubles in liquidity to Russian banks, an increase of 130 billion rubles over the week before. [https://bsky.app/profile/ukrainewarpod.bsky.social/post/3mifmfcalcs2h](https://bsky.app/profile/ukrainewarpod.bsky.social/post/3mifmfcalcs2h)

>Russian sources associated with military aviation report the loss of a Su-34 with at least one crew member killed [https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mieqap63xk2u](https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mieqap63xk2u) >❗️Russian An-26 transport aircraft crashed over Crimea. The crew was killed. [https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3miezeduqds2v](https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3miezeduqds2v) >According to the Russian aviation-linked channel Fighterbomber, the An-26 that crashed over Crimea was carrying 30 personnel on board at the time of the incident. [https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mif22bp2ec2v](https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mif22bp2ec2v)

two of today's headlines from the hellscape that is russia: >The first major grocery retailer has begun closing stores by the hundreds. [https://archive.is/uAder](https://archive.is/uAder) >Russian businesses' confidence in the future of the economy has plummeted to its lowest since April 2022. [https://archive.is/q7JEU](https://archive.is/q7JEU)

**The estimated total russian war losses from 24.02.22 to 01.04.26 inclusive are as follows****:** * personnel - approximately 1 298 730 (+1 060); * tanks ‒ 11 828 (+2); * armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24 327 (+3); * special equipment ‒ 4 107 (+2); * vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 86 578 (+219). * artillery systems ‒ 39 169 (+59); * MLRS ‒ 1 712 **(+3)**; * air defense assets ‒ 1 338. * aircraft ‒ 435; * helicopters ‒ 350; * UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 210 896 (+2 069); * cruise missiles ‒ 4 491. * warships and boats ‒ 33; * submarines ‒ 2. Source [https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/total-russian-combat-losses-in-ukraine-as-of-april-1-2026](https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/total-russian-combat-losses-in-ukraine-as-of-april-1-2026) Russia grows weaker every day. Slava Ukraini!

Sounds like the horrible mass drone attack on Ukraine is still ongoing. Meanwhile. > Situation in Ust-Luga, the fire caused by Ukrainian drone attacks has not subsided. https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3migkffwwp22s

Gonzo style but with a history of good research. > The digital iron curtain just fell. This week, we dive into the total communications blackout in Moscow and St. Petersburg as the Kremlin panics over satellite photos of their burning oil terminals. But the internet ban is just the beginning. > We’re tracking the terminal phase of the Russian economy: the 39% food-poverty trap, the mandatory 15% labor purges, and the terrifying “Soviet” plan to confiscate 67 trillion rubles in civilian bank accounts. Meanwhile, the military-industrial complex is a grift. We look at the scavenged reality of the trenches, where Russian troops are crowdfunding DIY rocket tubes and using electric kick-scooters for assaults, while the elite hallucinate about a thousand new passenger jets. https://theeasternborder.lv/podcast/2-19-planet-of-pink-ponies/

> Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces struck multiple Russian targets on March 31. > In Luhansk region, an S-300 radar was hit, while in Donetsk region a Tor air defense system and an MT-LB vehicle were struck. Three supply trucks were also targeted. https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3migmthjo222s

> 1/ With losses escalating in Ukraine, a Russian region has ordered businesses to send their employees to fight. Varying recruitment quotas have been set depending on the size of the business. The 'voluntary-compulsory' scheme appears to be a de facto form of mobilisation. Also see post below on claimed plans to force Russian university graduates to go and die. https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3migppxhlpc2m

Here is where Russia is planning to get the next batch of assault troops. Rectors of Russian universities have been instructed to ensure that at least 2% of their students sign contracts for military service... As of 2025, 2.2 million male students were enrolled in Russian universities. If the stated target is met, the Russian invading military would gain 44,000 students, the media notes. Meanwhile, if the 2% target is also applied to technical colleges, a total of 76,000 people could sign contracts with Russia’s Ministry of Defense. [https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russian-universities-set-2-student-recruitment-target-for-contract-soldiers/](https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russian-universities-set-2-student-recruitment-target-for-contract-soldiers/)

> In Lutsk, Russia struck Nova Poshta warehouses, food storage facilities, and a high-rise residential building. According to the Russian narrative, these are 'military targets' once again. Video at: https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3migfkza7lk2u

Russia has lost 1,060 soldiers killed and wounded and more than 2,000 weapons and pieces of military equipment over the past day. **Source:** [Russian losses over past day: 1,060 soldiers killed and wounded | Ukrainska Pravda](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/01/8028120/) **Details:** The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 1 April 2026 are estimated to be as follows \[figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.\]: * approximately 1,298,730 **(+1,060)** military personnel * 11,828 **(+2)** tanks * 24,327 **(+3)** armoured combat vehicles * 39,169 **(+59)** artillery systems * 1,712 **(+3)** multiple-launch rocket systems * 1,338 (+0) air defence systems * 435 (+0) fixed-wing aircraft * 350 (+0) helicopters * 210,896 **(+2,069)** operational-tactical UAVs * 4,491 (+0) cruise missiles * 33 (+0) ships/boats * 2 (+0) submarines * 86,578 **(+219)** vehicles and fuel tankers * 4,107 **(+2)** special vehicles and other equipment. The information is being confirmed.

Guess today is my turn - F*** Putin!

Slava Ukraini!!

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