[New post can be found here](/r/worldnews/comments/1srcu82/rworldnews_live_thread_russian_invasion_of/)
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TurbulentRadish81134 days ago
+19
> [Kommersant] Russian business cannot repay debts. For the first time in history, the volume of non-payments by customers and buyers exceeded 8 trillion rubles. This is Rosstat data as of January 2026 — over the year the figure increased by a quarter and almost reached 4% of GDP.
Looks like this is payments for orders, not payments of other types of debt. That's additional.
https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mjxv5awhck2w
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TurbulentRadish81134 days ago
+16
> Ukrainian drones have carried out a sustained attack on Novocherkassk in Rostov region, with dozens of explosions, flashes, and air defense activity reported during hours of strikes
I haven't seen any evidence of particular damage or targets yet. Please comment below as you find it.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4aqzua5vsewimmusg66fyajl/post/3mjxgy32kcs2l
EDIT: translation I found here makes me confused about whether this is a new attack or from yesterday. They say yesterday, rail infrastructure was targeted.
https://t . me/exilenova_plus/19160?single
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Chromber4 days ago
+17
We are at the stage when fundamental decisions are to be made. If the Baltic states really believe that Russia is afraid of any action aimed to protect the human rights of the Russian population, they are wrong. They will face the real situation shortly. - Mikhail Ulyanov Main Representative of the Russian Mission Vienna
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hornswoggled1114 days ago
+12
What is the Russian mission Vienna?
And why do Russians put so much effort into all these veiled threats? Always so cryptic. I just find them easy to laugh at.
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Guyfawkes19944 days ago
+9
Vienna is a UN headquarters city, like New York City or Geneva, and there’s a number of international organisations that are based there, including the IAEA and OPEC. Mikhail Ulyanov is the Russian permanent representative to those international organisations.
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EMP_Pusheen4 days ago
+8
"We'll send our finest wheelchair-bound and donkeys to reclaim what is rightfully the Russian Empire's" doesn't have the same ring to it.
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Remarkable_Beach_5454 days ago
+29
Zelensky says that some of the EU loan will go towards getting the Gripen project moving
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4113770-zelensky-eu-loan-unlock-could-fund-expansion-of-ukraines-combat-aviation.html
Not sure how far along they are in this... do they have pilots ready? Maintenance and parts? Which frames will they get first?
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jeremy99314 days ago
+12
Per the conference a few days ago between him and Sweden’s King, it’s hoped to begin this year if an agreement is reached. Odds are they’ve trained neither pilots nor maintainers at this point.
As the other person said, the fastest would be a direct transfer of C/Ds from the Swedish Air Force, Es aren’t likely to arrive for years if they are chosen.
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Guilty-Top-74 days ago
+15
If the pilots start training now it would take 6ish months and they’d have access to C/D models almost immediately. The Gripen E models are brand new and would take years to deliver.
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SinisterZzz4 days ago
+13
I believe the tide is finally really turning. I really do not hope that the wannabe hitler will use the nuclear option because that is the only thing he has left in his little book of insane ideas.
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zoobrix4 days ago
+18
Putin will not resort to nuclear weapons unless a foreign army was marching on Moscow and since no one has any interest in doing that he won't be using nuclear weapons. He didn't even use them when Ukraine invaded part of Kursk, it's all threats and bluster to try and scare people out of supporting Ukraine.
Putin knows that he can pack up in Ukraine and go home anytime he wants and *probably* remain in control of Russia. Weakened but still in charge. But if he uses nuclear weapons either some other Russian will depose him to try and save their own skin, or the west will make sure he's out of picture using military force. Using nuclear weapons instantly turns this into an existential war for Putin, he's to worried about living forever to do it.
Plus using nuclear weapons won't win Putin what he seeks anyway, which is bringing Ukraine back under Russian control. Smaller nukes along a mostly deserted front lines with everyone in bunkers won't have much effect, you're not marching to Kiev because you put a few big craters along the front. Or you start glassing cities and then Putin will have just killed most Ukrainians instead of showing everyone he can force them back under Russia's boot.
Recreating the Russian empire by making Ukraine uninhabitable isn't what Putin wants, he wants a big victory parade in Kiev and nukes won't get him that, and end up with him dead one way or the other.
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767man4 days ago
+2
While I would like to agree there was a news report a few years back that he already tried to use nukes in Ukraine but was talked out of it by China.
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zoobrix4 days ago
+6
If Putin was so desperate as to actually use nuclear weapons it wouldn't matter what China said. Sure Russia relies on a lot of imports from China but they are not really allies and Putin would never bother to check with China if he felt something had to be done.
The reason Putin isn't using nuclear weapons in Ukraine has nothing to do with China. It's that using them would probably mean the end of his rule in Russia one way or the other, but also it wouldn't allow him to show to everyone how he got Ukraine back because he wanted that, he can't gloat about retaking a nuclear wasteland.
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Uhhh_what5554763844 days ago
+17
The nuclear option is a "coup button". It puts everyone in an existential crisis with their families. Someone in the inner circle will try something if he gives a nuclear order, even if it's just the bodyguard standing there thinking of their kids at home.
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neonpurplestar5 days ago
+43
>Russia sold 22 tons of gold to finance its budget deficit.
[https://archive.is/iEzU9](https://archive.is/iEzU9)
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Canop4 days ago
+2
This marks a change in their recent habit but don't be fooled: it's just a drop compared to their huge reserve of more than 2,000 tons of gold.
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ThroawayJimilyJones4 days ago
+1
It's a bit more than 1%.
But they can't sell the main stock, unless they want the rubble to crash.
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findingmike4 days ago
+3
Since the beginning of the year. I bet they are buying right now while gold is c****, they have an oil windfall, and inflation is hitting the world.
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TurbulentRadish81134 days ago
+11
My understanding is that these sales were all ultimately tied to the "fiscal rule".
They sell when oil&gas revenues are below a level, and buy when they're above. The level is calculated each year ahead of time.
They were selling because of low prices, panicked and froze the rule because they could see the wealth fund dying. Now prices are above the level so they should be buying as you say, but it seems the rule is still frozen so the oil&gas money is going straight to the budget.
(This is rapidly changing - I might have missed something)
> MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - Russia's finance ministry said on Wednesday it would more than double its purchases of foreign currency and gold in the month ahead, a move that combined with central bank selling will bring the state's net forex interventions overall close to zero.
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findingmike4 days ago
+1
Yes, it definitely depends on how much money they have to spare. That gold will get a boost as soon as the Republican war with Iran ends.
\*gold not money
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TurbulentRadish81134 days ago
+2
I looked a bit more and It seems the rule is frozen still, although it's really unclear.
They're implying they're NOT buying gold right now. Despite the high prices?
There is a data table that comes out with the oil revenues each month that should reveal what they were doing. From what I can tell though, the sales decisions enter halfway through each month and the data reflect each month, so it might be June before we can tell.
There are also separate CBR reserves. Those get reported monthly too.
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Future-Watercress8294 days ago
+6
Gold is c****? Versus 2 months ago maybe a bit, but it's 50% more than a year ago.
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findingmike4 days ago
+1
Relative to where it will be after inflation, yes.
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Plenty_Fondant_9514 days ago
+10
About 3 billion USD worth. Not a lot of wiggle room from that
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joedotdog4 days ago
+20
Probably Assads, lmao.
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Uhhh_what5554763844 days ago
+6
Or Iran's
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unpancho5 days ago
+78
New thread from ChrisO\_Wiki
1/ Ukraine's success this year in stalling Russia's offensive, and driving Russian forces back in some places, has prompted increasingly bleak assessments from Russian warbloggers. In a lengthy series of posts, Yuri Kotenok warns that Russia's war effort is faltering badly. ⬇️
[https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3mjvydt43ct2m](https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3mjvydt43ct2m)
[https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2046133907507011967.html](https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2046133907507011967.html)
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bespoketoosoon5 days ago
+21
Link includes free turret pop!
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varro-reatinus5 days ago
+13
That's good!
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isthatmyex5 days ago
+22
Seems like Ukraine really does have air superiority in some areas. I guess that means Ukraine can fly recon drones freely over enemy territory and has enough medium range fires to attack what they seem
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Uhhh_what5554763844 days ago
+14
The true sign will be if the Baktayars are re-deployed in strike roles.
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unpancho4 days ago
+6
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGwUvSpcv8c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGwUvSpcv8c) bayraktar song because why now
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isthatmyex4 days ago
+7
I would have used a different definition. But we've seen both sides use that word.
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neonpurplestar5 days ago
+52
>Putin finally admits Russia’s economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up
[https://archive.is/UWTk2](https://archive.is/UWTk2)
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DeeDee_Z5 days ago
+16
Is there any way to have archive.is REMEMBER that I just completed a captcha, so that I don't have to go through two separate validation screens **every damn time**?
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DogsRNice4 days ago
+5
Because that site is using captchas to ddos another site that published an article about the owner, it lead to Wikipedia to ban all links to it
Not sure if they're actually still doing it or not but it wouldn't surprise me
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/
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rrRunkgullet5 days ago
+7
Must be your location, sadly.
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qix965 days ago
+10
How can you prove you haven't been replaced by a bot in the last few minutes? Hmmm?
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neonpurplestar5 days ago
+75
>Teachers in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region were instructed to read out an edited version of a speech by Adolf Hitler. Eight out of 12 schools agreed.
The stunt was organized by Belarusian activist Vladislav Bokhan.
He took Hitler’s speech from September 1, 1939, replaced "Danzig" (Gdańsk) with "Donbas," and "Reich" with "Russia," and, posing as representatives of the ruling United Russia party, suggested that teachers record an address to Russian soldiers.
As part of his project "Triumph of the Moth," the actionist demonstrates how closely modern Russia aligns with the 14 features of Ur-Fascism described by Umberto Eco. According to Bokhan, 12 out of 14 have already been confirmed through his actions.
[https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mjwkp7xkos2y](https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mjwkp7xkos2y)
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tombleyboo4 days ago
+2
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism) a summary of Eco's essay. Off topic, but the 14 points line up scarily well with what's happening in another famous "democracy".
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varro-reatinus5 days ago
+16
Outstanding.
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Nurnmurmer5 days ago
+50
**The estimated total russian war losses from 24.02.22 to 20.04.26 inclusive are as follows****:**
* personnel - approximately 1 319 270 (+1 050);
* tanks ‒ 11 884 (+2);
* armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24 422 (+2);
* special equipment ‒ 4 132 (+1);
* vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 90 571 (+174).
* artillery systems ‒ 40 396 (+72);
* MLRS ‒ 1 748;
* air defense assets ‒ 1 350 (+1).
* aircraft ‒ 435;
* helicopters ‒ 350;
* UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 248 558 (+1 427);
* cruise missiles ‒ 4 549.
* warships and boats ‒ 33;
* submarines ‒ 2.
Source [https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/total-russian-combat-losses-in-ukraine-as-of-april-19-2026-1](https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/total-russian-combat-losses-in-ukraine-as-of-april-19-2026-1)
Russia grows weaker every day. Slava Ukraini!
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DeeDee_Z5 days ago
+14
Here is DeeDee, with too much spare time and a penchant for seeing patterns where maybe there really aren't any.
I like it when "round numbers" of casualties line up with "days that end in zero" -- 10,20,30. In this manner, every 10 days we can expect 10,000 more casualties. This system has held more or less ±2 days since the first of the year.
* Things started particularly well in March, but some 700-800 casualty days made Ukr "late" -- 1,**300**,000, expected March **30**, didn't happen until April 2nd. Two days "late" (or 3 if you want to count Mar 31).
* April **10**, expecting 1,**31**0,000, actual April 12. But, that was still 10 days for 10K casualties.
* April **20**, expecting 1,**32**0,000, should happen April 21 -- gained back a day, now only **one** day "late".
* IF Ukr can continue that pace -- 10K in 9 days -- then everything will be back onk schedule: 1,**33**0,000 by Apr **30**. But no problem if it rolls to May 1, as there are 31 days in May to get to 1,360,000.
* (And, for the flag-wavers amongus, 1,**400**,000 by the Fourth of July is optimistic but NOT IMPOSSIBLE.)
Clearly, I have too much spare time on my hands, yes?
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+39
Deep state says Russia has a numerical advantage in the Sumy direction. Many attacks are repelled, but Russia is infiltrating to build a "buffer zone". If the situation doesn't improve, then more resources will be needed, they have warned this for months.
They say there are overblown fears being spreas. There is no threat of "semi encirclement" of Sumy city.
https://t . me/DeepStateUA/23422
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+26
Ukrainian soldier.
> The situation in Sumy is complicated, but there's no talk of a partial occupation of Sumy. There's an influx of assault groups, which will be eliminated, and the number of assaults has simply increased.
https://t . me/bahshiddemon/3295
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anachronistic_circus5 days ago
+9
Long story short. There’s almost no risk of Sumy encirclement
But the problem is that it takes away from already strained resources
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Uhhh_what5554763844 days ago
+5
It's tactical positioning but it still hurts.
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neonpurplestar5 days ago
+36
>The electronic budget system shows a 6.61 trillion ruble deficit as of 16 April 2026
[https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mjvraq5nuk2t](https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mjvraq5nuk2t)
>Meanwhile in Russian Media…
“Russia is eating up profits from the Iranian crisis: oil windfalls won't cover the treasury deficit.”
🍿
[https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mjwqmq74z22r](https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mjwqmq74z22r)
>‼️ Russia: “"Everything has collapsed": the State Duma blamed China for the failure of import substitution in Russia.”
🇨🇳: BEST FRENEMIES FOREVER!
[https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mjwqjexmg22r](https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mjwqjexmg22r)
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YF4225 days ago
+14
New Russian Achievement Unlocked: "China's B****".
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neonpurplestar5 days ago
+54
>The burning refinery in Tuapse, Russia, in the morning. You can really call it a volcano.
[https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mjvoiwkpfs2w](https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mjvoiwkpfs2w)
>Ukrainian forces once again struck the Tuapse refinery, Krasnodar region, in Russia. The entire complex is on fire..
[https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mjvnzjhhuc2w](https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mjvnzjhhuc2w)
>/2. Oil storege tanks on the territory of the Rusian oil refinery in Tuapse before and after tonight’s attack.
[https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mjvq656ksk25](https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mjvq656ksk25)
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neonpurplestar5 days ago
+38
>Russian economy is faltering despite oil windfall, Sweden warns
[https://archive.is/w4HxF](https://archive.is/w4HxF)
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YF4225 days ago
+19
They can't capitalise on the oil because Ukraine has already decided to subject their key export terminals to kinetic sanctions at the speed of mach f***. Can't make up enough money to offset their losses and the culminative effects of the last year has meant that the Russian Economy is deep underwater and likely in a death spiral. Somethings going to give soon and when it does it's going to bring the whole rotten structure down and hopefully take out Putin in the process.
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+16
Imagine the situation they'd be in without massive oil profits.
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+36
> 🇷🇺 crude exports through 13 Apr: running at €335M/day - +30% vs March. Urals price surged to €463/t (March: €399/t) as Iran/Hormuz tensions lifted global oil prices. If sustained, April projects to ~€10B - which would be the strongest month since the war began. A geopolitical windfall.
> But W2 (8-13 Apr) already shows cracks: volume dipped vs W1 despite higher prices. Primorsk terminal disruption may still be filtering through. The +30% run rate is real - but built on a price spike, not volume recovery. One ceasefire headline regarding Iran could reverse it overnight.
This money will fund Russia's war for longer. The republicans launching the Iran war has been extremely unfortunate.
https://bsky.app/profile/swissdataguy.bsky.social/post/3mjw3jcrz6c26
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AutomaticAnimator8314 days ago
+4
> launching the Iran war has been extremely unfortunate
Surely there can be no doubt that Russian benefit from rising oil prices was a factor in starting the war.
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TurbulentRadish81134 days ago
+2
I have *strongly* argued that the Republican party has used its power to help Russia and hurt Ukraine.
But even I am not convinced "helping Russia" played a serious role in the decision to attack Iran. Here's my thought process, please point out things I'm missing.
👉 Outcomes they might have predicted included "quick win" and "oil prices soar"
👉"Quick win" could be a more US-friendly Iran. Putin doesn't want that.
👉"Oil prices soar" helps Putin but is unpopular with US voters and could potentially detail the republican goal of installing their permanent one-party rule.
So I don't think "help Putin" played a big role in the decision.
Unless perhaps they thought that the oil shock would be smaller and they could use it as an excuse anyway to loosen sanctions? 🤔 Just seems too risky.
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AutomaticAnimator8314 days ago
+2
> Russian benefit from rising oil prices *was a factor*
Perhaps "a factor that the U.S. considered" is better wording? I didn't intend to mean that Russian profit was a key objective. However, IMO something they will certainly have considered, with consequences that they were happy to accept.
And in this context, whatever the U.S. rhetoric, I do not see how anyone could seriously predict a "quick win" given such uncertainty. Which means that inflated oils prices were entirely predictable and with a good chance of lasting a while (together with the risk of any number of less predictable and / or more serious consequences - including domestic anger). In which case, providing Putin a boost in income cannot possibly have been overlooked, and something the U.S. were happy to live with, possibly in the long term.
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TurbulentRadish81134 days ago
+1
I think the quick win condition was rapid negotiation with new leadership or military taking over or protest bringing down the government. Perhaps something like Venezuela. I don't think it was unreasonable to consider that possibility.
The benefits to Putin are something I think the republican party feels good about and they are happy to use this excuse to help him. MAGA hate democracies and the chance to hurt Ukraine is a win for them, but I don't think it played much of a role in the original decision because of the points I put above.
I think a more likely factor is that MAGA, especially Trump, seem incapable of understanding why someone would fight for anything other than personal power and enrichment. They genuinely seem baffled by it, and that night affect what they thought would happen.
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findingmike5 days ago
+17
They have about one more month. I hope it ends sooner to help everyone out, but I doubt it will.
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+41
> Zelenskyy: Internet shutdowns in Russia are needed to avoid massive riots.Foremost,because of large general mobilization in Russia.Mobilizing people from central cities,including Moscow&St Petersburg
Interesting to see if Ze is wrong.
Putin has desperately tried to avoid mobilisation, and regions have been raising bonuses to get more people to sign contracts.
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mjuub3dc422q
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irrealewunsche5 days ago
+29
I think The Russian Dude made a video about this. He had 3 theories: 1- mass mobilization, 2- an invasion of a Baltic country, 3- things are going to shit, and the Russian government is trying to prevent protestors being able to organize themselves.
Number 3 sounds like the most reasonable explanation for the internet shutdowns.
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YF4225 days ago
+7
The likelyhood of those 3 scenarios would suggest they'll try killing internal communications to supress revolts once the worst of the consequences begins to manifest. The Russian Dictatorship first and foremosts fears its own people, they've been trying for 4 years to do everything they can to prevent provoking the core Russian Population out of fear of a major backlash throughout all of this. Mass Mobilisation is not quite as likely, it would risk backfiring as they'd be trying to mobilise people who will not fight and would escape or surrender if push came to shove if not outright revolt. Attacking the Baltics is suicide, even with Agent Orange being the prick he is it would directly provoke a huge chunk of Europe into counterattacking Russia and Russia is not in a good position to defend itself from a NATO counterassault. It would leave Putin facing the prospect of being terminated from this existence not to mention the most likely counter to such a move would be the supression and occupation of Kaliningrad.
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GetInTheKitchen14 days ago
+5
This is all stupid, just like Putin invading in Ukraine in 2022, yet here we are.
At some point you gotta admit that the russian/dictator model is just incompatible with a logical western cultural mindset.
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+9
Those are 3 of the main hypotheses I've heard.
I don't get the Baltic invasion one.
My guess is that it's laying the groundwork to make Putin feel safer if he thinks something will threaten his power. It could be Russians finally realising the economy is screwed, or it could be an unpopular act like mobilisation, or a mixed thing (e.g. actively cutting pensions to fund the war without mobilising).
How does a Baltic invasion fit with that? 🤔
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irrealewunsche5 days ago
+5
I don’t remember the arguments for the baltic invasion theory, but I do remember that it was very weak. I don’t think we’ll see mobilization - Putin has avoided that measure like the plague.
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TurbulentRadish81134 days ago
+3
Thanks for responding.
Interesting that the arguments weren't strong enough to stick in your head.
I agree Putin has avoided mobilisation, but he did do a round in 2022 and this extra internet shutdown has been very unpopular and probably expensive/damaging. I think the odds of some kind of mobilisation (even if they don't call it that) have increased, but still not massively likely.
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_EbenezerSplooge_5 days ago
+8
Do you have a link to this video by any chance?
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+32
> Russian coal prices have received a boost from the conflict in the Middle east with price ranges between 69,6 and 82,3 USD when a year prior analysts didn't expect them to rise over 73 USD per ton in 2026. But logistical and insurance costs continue to rise especially in the south.
Russia's main coal region, Kemerovo, has disastrous finances right now. This helps them but it doesn't sound anywhere near the size of help they'd truly need.
https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3mjwdvmqygc2j
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+38
> “On April 20, the SBU struck the radar of a S-350 Vityaz air defense system and a rare ship-based TOR-M2KM air defense system.” — said SBU Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi.
https://bsky.app/profile/the-hedgehog.bsky.social/post/3mjwh2vacgc23
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+39
> Ukraine’s Lima electronic warfare system has neutralized 26 Kinzhal missiles since the start of the year and 58 overall, according to its developers. The system also deflected 33 cruise missiles and over 10000 drones in Q1, and is claimed to disrupt over 98% of guided bombs within its coverage.
There's a video but I don't know how you can tell what it shows.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4aqzua5vsewimmusg66fyajl/post/3mjwiq4h3c22l
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hornswoggled1115 days ago
+15
Ukraine will have a rich military legacy from this conflict. So many engineers tinkering.
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Kageru4 days ago
+5
And with Europe and much of the world re-arming, and also looking askance at US weapons systems, there's a large market for the materials of war.
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hornswoggled1114 days ago
+2
Awful. Humanity has more important things to sort.
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+39
There's video!
> Ukraine’s military intelligence GUR “Ghosts” struck two Russian large landing ships in t.o. Crimea – Project 775 Yamal and Project 1171 Nikolay Filchenkov. Both vessels were in Sevastopol Bay at the time of the strike.
https://bsky.app/profile/mariadrutska.bsky.social/post/3mjwlfgfh2s2b
Looks like FP-1/2 drones at a guess. Not enough to sink but they're aiming for the expensive looking kit on top. More analysis
> Analysys by CyberBoroshno: SBU and HUR operations have struck five Russian Black Sea Fleet ships in Sevastopol bay across April 17-19. Targets included multiple Project 775 landing ships Yamal, Azov, Olshanskyi, as well as Nikolai Filchenkov and the vessel Slavutych
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4aqzua5vsewimmusg66fyajl/post/3mjwkzjz5fc2l
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hornswoggled1115 days ago
+6
The top link shows that there was quite a bit of distance between those ships. Sophisticated planning by Ukraine.
I bet that feels good for the crews hitting them.
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UNITED24Media5 days ago
+44
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) has identified more than 100 enterprises involved in the production of Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets. According to the statement, among the companies listed are several key contributors to the aircraft’s development and manufacturing.
The identified entities include the St. Petersburg-based “Krasny Oktyabr,” which manufactures auxiliary power units, specifically gas turbine engines used in the Su-57, as well as the National Institute of Aviation Technologies, which contributes to the development of the aircraft’s multifunctional cockpit glazing.
[Read more](https://united24media.com/latest-news/over-100-companies-tied-to-russias-su-57-program-identified-by-ukrainian-intelligence-18061)
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OldRepresentative5785 days ago
+50
From last night:
> Russian monitoring channels report a massive drone attack on occupied Crimea right now with explosions in Sevastopol and mobile internet down. Russian sources say up to fifty units are flying toward Crimea.
Translated screenshots at https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3mjunq5o3ws2k
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UNITED24Media5 days ago
+60
A large-scale fire broke out at the Tuapse oil refinery on Russia’s Black Sea coast following a reported Ukrainian drone attack overnight on April 19–20.
According to Astra on April 20, citing analysis of photos and videos from the scene, multiple fuel storage tanks caught fire in the refinery’s tank farm after what was described as a mass drone strike.
[Read more](https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraines-drones-strike-again-setting-russian-oil-refinery-in-tuapse-on-fire-18052)
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Houtzey5 days ago
+32
Has Russia even said thank you for this Ukrainian push towards green energy? Ungrateful.
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Shockkdiamondss5 days ago
+15
3-day workweeks. These guys live in paradise!
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troglydot5 days ago
+43
Things have definitely changed in how much damage is done with these attacks. Astra counts 11 different fires at the site.
https://t . me/astrapress/110290
Refineries hit in 2026 (name | capacity (bbl/d) | Nelson Complexity Index | attack date (count))
* Afipsky refinery | 139,000 | 7.30 | Mar 13 (1)
* Ilsky refinery | 69,000 | 8.30 | Jan 1, Feb 17 (2)
* Kirishi refinery (Surgutneftegas) | 463,000 | 7.55 | Mar 26 (1)
* Kstovo refinery (Lukoil, NORSI) | 405,000 | 7.30 | Apr 5 (1)
* Novominskaya refinery (Albashneft) | 6,400 | ? | Feb 28 (1)
* Novokuibyshevsk refinery | 185,000 | 6.47 | Apr 18 (1)
* Novo-Ufa refinery (Bashneft-Novoil) | 171,000 | 9.18 | Apr 2 (1)
* Saratov refinery (Rosneft) | 162,000 | 4.30 | Mar 21 (1)
* Slavyansk refinery | 93,000 | 1.00 | Jan 26 (1)
* Syzran refinery (Rosneft) | 170,000 | 7.30 | Apr 18 (1)
* Tuapse refinery (Rosneft) | 240,000 | 3.20 | Jan 19, Apr 16, **Apr 20** (3)
* Ufaneftekhim refinery (Bashneft) | 220,000 | 9.18 | Mar 22 (1)
* Ukhta refinery (LUKOIL) | 93,000 | 3.70 | Self combusted Jun 2, 2024, Mar 1 2026. 2026: 12 Feb (1)
* Volgograd refinery (LUKOIL) | 300,000 | 6.90 | Feb 11 (1)
* Yaroslavl refinery (Slavneft-YANOS) | 300,000 | 8.60 | Mar 28 (1)
Refinery hits from 2022-2025 (name | capacity (bbl/d) | Nelson Complexity Index | attack date (count))
* Afipsky refinery | 139,000 | 7.30 | 2023: May 31. 2024: May 2, Jun 20. 2025: Feb 10, Aug 7, Aug 28, Sep 26, Nov 29, Dec 13 (8)
* Antipinsky refinery (JSC Antipinsky Refinery) | 174,000 | 9.18 | 2025: Oct 6 (1)
* Ilsky refinery | 69,000 | 8.30 | 2024: Feb 9, Apr 27, Jun 21. 2025: Feb 17, Feb 28, Jul 7, Sep 7, Nov 19 (8)
* Kirishi refinery (Surgutneftegas) | 463,000 | 7.55 | 2024: Mar 13. 2025: Mar 8, Sep 14, Oct 4 (4)
* Krasnodar refinery (Krasnodarekoneft) | ? | ? | 2024: Jun 21. 2025: Aug 30 (2)
* Kuibyshev refinery (Rosneft) | 162,000 | 7.30 | 2024: Mar 16, Mar 23. 2025: Aug 28 (3)
* Makhachkala refinery (Dagnotech) | 20,500 | ? | 2025: Oct 22 (1)
* Mari refinery | 26,600 | ? | 2025: Oct 29 (1)
* Moscow refinery (Gazprom Neft) | 295,000 | 7.70 | 2024: Sep 1. 2025: Mar 11 (2)
* Nizhnekamsk II refinery (TANEKO) | 340,000 | 8.99 | 2024: Apr 02. 2025: Jan 11 (2)
* Novominskaya refinery (Albashneft) | 6,400 | ? | 2025: Feb 5 (1)
* Novokuibyshevsk refinery | 185,000 | 6.47 | 2024: Mar 16, Mar 23. 2025: Mar 10, Aug 2, Sep 20, Oct 19, Nov 15 (7)
* Novoshakhtinsk refinery | 112,000 | 1.21 | 2022: Jun 22. 2024: Mar 13, Jun 6, Jul 5, Dec 19. 2025: Aug 20, Dec 25 (6)
* Novospassky refinery (NS-Oil) | 12,300 | ? | 2025: Oct 29 (1)
* Kstovo refinery (Lukoil, NORSI) | 405,000 | 7.30 | 2024: Mar 12. 2025: Jan 28, Jul 13, Sep 16, Oct 5, Oct 16, Nov 4 (7)
* Novo-Ufa refinery (Bashneft-Novoil) | 171,000 | 9.18 | 2025: Sep 13, Oct 11 (2)
* Orsk refinery (SAFMAR) | 90,000 | ? | 2025: Oct 3, Nov 11 (2)
* Pervyy Zavod, Polotnyany Zavod, Kaluga region | 24,000 | ? | 2024: Mar 15, May 10 (2)
* Ryazan refinery (Rosneft) | 350,000 | 5.50 | 2024: Mar 13, May 1, Jul 27, Oct 26. 2025: Jan 23, Jan 25, Feb 24, Mar 9, Aug 2, Sep 5, Oct 23, Nov 15, Nov 20, Dec 5 (14)
* Salavat refinery (Gazprom) | 232,000 | 7.92 | 2024: May 9. 2025: Sep 18, Sep 24 (3)
* Saratov refinery (Rosneft) | 162,000 | 4.30 | 2024: Nov 8. 2025: Feb 11, Jul 1, Aug 10, Sep 16, Sep 20, Oct 16, Nov 3, Nov 11, Nov 14, Nov 28, self combusted Dec 24 (11)
* Slavyansk refinery | 93,000 | 1.00 | 2024: Mar 17, Apr 27, May 18. 2025: Sep 4, Dec 17 (5)
* Syzran refinery (Rosneft) | 170,000 | 7.30 | 2024: Mar 16. 2025: Feb 19, Mar 4, Aug 15, Aug 24, Aug 30, Dec 5, Dec 28 (8)
* Tuapse refinery (Rosneft) | 240,000 | 3.20 | 2024: Jan 25, May 17, Jul 22. 2025: Feb 26, Mar 14, Nov 25, Dec 30 (7)
* Ufa refinery (Bashneft-UNPZ, aka Ufimsky refinery) | 153,000 | 6.12 | 2025: Mar 3, Sep 13 (2)
* Ufaneftekhim refinery (Bashneft) | 220,000 | 9.18 | 2025: Oct 15 (1)
* Volgograd refinery (LUKOIL) | 300,000 | 6.90 | 2024: Feb 3, May 11. 2025: Jan 15, Jan 31, Feb 3, Aug 14, Aug 19, Sep 18, Nov 5 (9)
* Yaroslavl refinery (Slavneft-YANOS) | 300,000 | 8.60 | 2024: Jan 29. 2025: Self-combusted Oct 1, hit Dec 12 (2)
European side, not yet hit:
* Nizhnekamsk I refinery (TAIF) | 167,000 | 4.15
* Perm refinery (LUKOIL) | 303,000 | 9.40
Asian side refineries, not yet hit:
* Achinsk refinery (Rosneft) | 174,000 | 3.59
* Angarsk refinery (Rosneft) | 236,000 | 9.18
* Khabarovsk refinery | 115,000 | 9.90
* Komsomolsk refinery (Rosneft) | 185,000 | 9.18 | Self combusted Apr 10, 2025
* Nizhnevartovsk refinery (Rosneft) | 27,000 | 1.00
* Omsk Refinery (Gazprom Neft) | 514,000 | 8.80 | Self combusted Aug 1 and Aug 26, 2024
* Yaya Refinery (NefteKhimService) | 104,000 | 1.71
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Aware-Line-75375 days ago
+28
Seems like it's about one every few days at this point. And all at a time when the Russian economy is contracting.
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helm5 days ago
+29
The fire seems pretty significant. https://v.redd.it/5dpxm01grawg1
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Jay_CD5 days ago
+76
Russia has lost 1,050 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day, bringing its total number of personnel losses to 1,319,270.
**Source:** [Russian losses over past day: 1,050 soldiers killed and wounded | Ukrainska Pravda](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/20/8030870/)
**Details:** The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 20 April 2026 are estimated to be as follows \[figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.\]:
* approximately 1,319,270 **(+1,050)** military personnel
* 11,884 **(+2)** tanks
* 24,422 **(+2)** armoured combat vehicles
* 40,396 **(+72)** artillery systems
* 1,748 (+0) multiple-launch rocket systems
* 1,350 **(+1)** air defence systems
* 435 (+0) fixed-wing aircraft
* 350 (+0) helicopters
* 248,558 **(+1,427)** operational-tactical UAVs
* 4,549 (+0) cruise missiles
* 33 (+0) ships/boats
* 2 (+0) submarines
* 90,571 **(+174)** vehicles and fuel tankers
* 4,132 **(+1)** special vehicles and other equipment.
The information is being confirmed.
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Alone_Bad4425 days ago
+11
The artillery pieces; I assume most of that is towed artillery? Putin importing a lot of these, or is production very high?
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OldRepresentative5785 days ago
+14
Afaik, mortars often make a large proportion of the artillery count.
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TurbulentRadish81135 days ago
+6
They're including damage, near hits, possibly decoys too.
Madyar posts a daily count of (near) hits of each target type plus those confirmed destroyed.
E.g. this one has 21 artillery systems hit but they only confirmed 3 destroyed. Many days are similar.
Finally helps to confirm why Ukraine has such high claims but Russia still has so many guns left.
https://t . me/robert_magyar/2209
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socialistrob5 days ago
+54
> A major fire broke out at the tank farm of the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region overnight. Local authorities confirmed an attack and a fire at the port.
> The refinery was also attacked on the night of April 16 and burned for several days. The Tuapse refinery is part of Rosneft
[A Geraschenko](https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mjvs2fenm22q)
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Jeancey5 days ago
+32
F*** Putin!
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Varjek5 days ago
-43
So you don’t recognize Crimea as part of Ukraine?
You clearly agree with the Russian perspective on the war then.
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GetInTheKitchen14 days ago
+1
Wtfffff
Everybody knows russia stole crimea.
Internationally ppl care about the hot phase of the invasion that started in 2022, not the Russian 2014 invasion where Ukrainian forces were compromised and straight up defected.
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Varjek4 days ago
-1
Oh, I didn’t realize Crimea doesn’t matter according to “everybody” and what they know.
Seems to me it matters. And that the Russian invasion started when Crimea was invaded. But the world didn’t actually care back then and only started caring about the Russian invasion years later as politics evolved to make it expedient… and as the war machine found its politicians.
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lI3g2L8nldwR7TU5O7295 days ago
+30
Wrong thread I guess?
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Varjek5 days ago
-26
Whoever wrote the post title considers the war to have started years after the invasion of Crimea… so they’re reinforcing the Russian narrative that Crimea is and was Russian.
Either they are ignorant or support Russia. No other way to interpret it.
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skyshark825 days ago
+9
The National Center of Education Statistics states that 21% of US adults are functionally illiterate.
One aspect of functional reading is prose literacy, described as the ability to read news articles and brochures.
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Varjek5 days ago
-6
What about math? How many are unable to do the math to figure out that the timeline presented matches the Russian narrative and ignores the invasion of Crimea?
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skyshark824 days ago
+1
You're being a pedant. Referring to the current invasion is not a commentary on anything else before it. You're adding that assumption unnecessarily.
When we refer to the Korean War, everyone understands we're talking about a major event in the 1950s. The war technically never ended and there have been numerous flare-ups in the interim, but we sometimes describe significant phases in conflict with distinct terms. It would be fairly confusing to refer to the matchup between North and South Korean gymnastic teams at the 2016 Olympics as part of the Korean War, even though it may represent a form of ongoing low-intensity conflict.
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WorldNewsMods5 days ago
+25
[Previous post can be found here](/r/worldnews/comments/1spihkb/rworldnews_live_thread_russian_invasion_of/)
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