2/4. #OlegDeripaska (worth $2.9Bn according to Forbes),the founder of #BasicElement the aluminium, construction and energy. In 2008 he was the richest #Oligarch in Russia and the 9th richest in the world. He lost nearly all his assets due to crashing markets and debt, but bounced… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3/4. These #Oligarchs made billions from the breakup of the old #SovietUnion, when nationalised industries were privatised and a select few individuals were given large shares in the new companies. Putin is strongly tied to all Oligarchs and has been inews.co.uk/news/long-read…… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
4/4. When the war broke out in February 2022, there were a handful of Oligarch’s who spoke out against Putin, but since then Putin has used his criminal enterprise and FCB thugs to crack down on dissent and the Oligarchs were silenced. Those that did not en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspiciou…… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Aeroflot was officially declared a disaster — after a massive hacker attack, the airline's digital infrastructure completely failed.
The website, booking system, ticket offices, and fuel calculation systems are not working. Planes cannot take off, employees have lost access to work computers and email. There are huge queues at airports, people are stuck without luggage and air conditioning.
Aeroflot lost from 259 million to 500 million rubles in the past day due to a hacker attack on its IT infrastructure, reports RBC.
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A criminal case has been opened against the country Putin illegally invaded. The disaster was even acknowledged in the Kremlin, as if they had a choice to deny it as usual?
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This is what the huge list of canceled Aeroflot flights looks like against the backdrop of news about a cyberattack and the destruction of 7,000 servers by a hacker group.
About 42 flights have been canceled in total, with people getting refunds or having their flights rescheduled.
On russian telegram: It’s a game of clans, mafia style. With a Tesla from Elon Musk to boot.
"Roman Starovoit was 100% a man of the Rotenbergs. They fought for his position and freedom. And Andrei Nikitin, who replaced Starovoit as Minister of Transport, is 100% a man of the Kovalchuks. They defeated the Rotenbergs in the fight for the Ministry of Transport and, at the same time, Starovoit's freedom."
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Its reported that employees of the central office of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation are working at the site of Roman Starovoit's so-called “suicide”.
Starovoit's Tesla, compliments of Elon Musk - is being examined by forensic experts (FSB Crime Covering Department), from the Main Directorate of the Criminal Investigation Department. All local security officials have been sent "to smoke, and occupy themselves."
See the next tweet for Beefy’s deep dive on the Game of Clans in russia 👇
On russian Telegram (which is monitored by the FSB): A russian publishes a rant.
He will be disappeared.
“What angers me most is precisely this kind of brazen and pseudo-humanistic lie”
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If Russia cared about people and not territories, it would have simply resettled those who wanted to onto its lands, which are more than 90% empty, even before the war. It would not have mobilized the residents of the “new regions”, grinding them up in meaty assaults.
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If Russia doesn't need the territories, then why is it clinging to them with its teeth and not ready to give them up in exchange for peace and the restoration of the rights of the Russian-speaking population , as the propaganda screams?
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On russian Telegram: Putin fudges the housing crises, with a Trump styled alternative reality
Mutko muddies muddies muddies
Vitaly "let me speak from my heart" Mutko met with Putin today to discuss housing issues in Russia. And there (spoiler) everything is extremely bad.
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Mortgages have already been recognized as a "dead" way to buy housing even in the State Duma. In 2024, mortgages fell by half. And the debt increased by 63%, which became a historical record. Only the elite of the real estate market, where prices don’t matter - is afloat.
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Putin believes that Russia has everything to fix the issues with housing provision. He claims building materials are available, science is developing, and the process is well organized. The president clearly does not understand what is happening in the real estate market.
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The US dumbfuckery on tariffs is going to result in a catastrophe that no-one has factored in.
I have published threads on the importance of Rare Earth Elements - and I have warned that China’s grip on REE’s is the USA’s most significant weakness in any dispute with China.
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Currently the United States imports 78% of its rare earth requirements from China. When China shuts the US out of supply - this will result in a catastrophe that will be an economic apocalypse.
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In the event of a massive deterioration or even conflict between the US and China, the supply of REE’s would end overnight which would have a massive, possible catastrophic impact on the global economy.