Is Russia running low on Industrial explosive chemicals such as Nitroglycerin?
Today May 3rd 2024 The Russian government has introduced a ban on sugar exports until August 31st 2024.
Sugar alcohol based explosive chemicals can be used to manufacture a variety of chemicals that can be used to make artillery propellant, high explosives and detonators some examples of chemicals that can be made from sugar alcohol based explosive chemicals include
Nitroglycerin
XPN
PETN
ETN
EGDN
Mannitol hexanitrate
This export ban was reported today by the press service of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers.
“Russia is introducing a temporary ban on the export of cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose. The resolution on this has been signed. The restriction will be in effect until August 31, 2024. The decision is aimed at maintaining the stability of the domestic food market, The Ministry of Agriculture has been entrusted with distributing these volumes among participants in foreign trade activities,”
Russian Officials noted.
They added that sugar can be exported to four EAEU countries in certain volumes:
🇦🇲-28 thousand tons
🇧🇾-5 thousand tons,
🇰🇿-120 thousand tons
🇰🇬- 28.5 thousand tons.
It was previously reported discussions within the Ministry of Agriculture started in late February and draft was proposed March 12th. The need for these measures was justified by "concern about the intensification of sugar supplies abroad." "In this situation, it is important that there are sufficient rolling stocks by the new season," one of the sources said.
As reported in the final review of the Institute of Agricultural Market Studies (ICAR) on the sugar market for 2023, exports from Russia have noticeably increases since the autumn of 2023 and in November reached 83 thousand tons exported by rail alone. Russia has returned to almost all its traditional markets being
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Since November 2023 the supply of raw beet sugar by grain hoppers to Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan has begun.
According to ICAR, from August 2023 to mid-February of this year, sugar exports from Russia by rail amounted to 442,000 tons compared to 164.3 thousand tons for the same period last season.
The main volumes of exports go by rail. In addition, sugar is exported by road and very little by sea.
According to the Eurasian Sugar Association, 6.6 million tons of beet sugar have been produced in Russia since the beginning of the current season (from August 1, 2023), which is an increase of 0.7 million tons more than 2022.
Sugar was famously rationed during the world wars along with fats and regular propaganda posters along with ration books regulated consumption for the manufacturer of explosives.
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Ukraine is finally starting to target high priority targets holy shit!!!!
Someone wake up @BruckenRuski
@russianbridges1
If you haven't followed him he has made many maps in great detail highlighting this infrastructure.
Last night, Ukraine conducted long-range OWA-UAV strikes on Russian Railroad Infrastructure and Electric Transformer Substations.
It has been several months since Ukraine has done any strikes on a Traction Power Station
At around 2300 local time Ukrainian OWA-UAV's struck Traction power stations in
-Ponyri
-Svoboda
At around 2320 local time Ukrainian OWA-UAV's struck Traction power stations in
-Zmievka
-Glazunovka
Several transformer substations were also attacked on the same stretch. As a result, an emergency power outage occurred at the Zmievka and Glazunovka stations.
This is one of the main primary rail routes bringing ammunition and supplies down to Stary Oskol which then makes its way down to Stanytsia Luhanska.
This is also one of the primary rail route bringing ammunition and supplies to Belgorod.
These strikes are likely the beginning of a campaign by the AFU/GUR/SBU to degrade the Russian military of supplies and destroy critical infrastructure that will negatively impact Russia's ability to support a large-scale offensive in Kharkiv and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.
Icons in Orange are what was struck last night.
Icons in red are railroad bridges
The black lines are Russian Rail and occupied Ukrainian rail
The green lines are occupied Ukrainian rail being utilized currently by the Russian military.
Reminder 86% of Russian freight rail is moved along electrified rail. No electricity, no train movement, which means no supplies going to the front.
About time Ukraine starts attacking Russian Rail and going after the ZHV.
Like the Ottoman Empire Russia is critically over-reliant on railroads.
Ottoman Hejaz Railway was attacked and degraded by Lawrence of Arabia hopefully Ukraine takes his raids as a lesson and starts something similar.
Cool fact over 100 years later Ottoman trains ambushed by Lawrence of Arabia still sit where they were blown up.
Short thread on new Russian rail developments
As of March 28, 2024
Telmanovskoye district Ukraine IVO
47.439786,37.921376 status of new Russian Rail being built.
Rail bed is complete and track laying has started.
Wonder if they will make this double track.
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Part 2
More photos and short video of new rail line construction IVO 47.439818,37.920554
Telmanovskoye district Ukraine
Part 3 I believe is the same area in
Telmanovskoye district late February 2024
I would take this breaking news from @EuromaidanPR with a ton of salt for the time being until more information comes forward. Though breaking down what they are saying might help instead of saying breaking news Russian nuclear submarines suffering accident with nuclear missile evacuations ongoing.
My understanding of what they are conveying in their tweet is that Russian Borei-A class SSBN K-554 Imperator Aleksandr III was in the process of conducting some kind of test of a RSM-56 Bulava and the submarine has suffered some kind of incident The phrasing in the tweet is a bit hard so I'm not 100% on what issue they are trying to convey, such as a misfire resulting in some sort of issue with the missile compartment such as the hatch refuses to close or something else idk perhaps someone else may be better able to understand and explain and provide much needed context. Anyways allegedly something may or may not have happened in regards to the missile and the missile compartment and the submarine has put out distress call requesting with assistance of evacuating the crew and correcting the issue highlighted above.
Some information about this submarine in particular.
Russian Navy Borei-A class ballistic missile sub Imperator Aleksandr III (K-554) is a fairly new submarine launched in 2022 and commissioned in Severodinsk just 3 months ago on December 11, 2023. This submarine has been conducting sea trials and tests with the RSM-56 Bulava most recently having a successful test launch of a RSM-56 Bulava on November 5, 2023.
The RSM-56 Bulava is a MIRV (Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles) SLBM for the Russian Navy.
Each RSM-56 Bulava holds 6-10 100-150 kiloton warheads. This is a fairly new missile deployed for the first time in 2019 and is a crucial component of Russia's active nuclear triad. Each Borei-A class sub carries 16 RSM-56 Bulava missiles with maximum capacity of having 160 100-150 kiloton warheads.
Image SRC: TW-@Saturnax1
I have not been able to find much sourcing on this alleged incident and as such I would take with a decent dosage of salt for the time unless more contacts and information can be provided.
Here is me providing context on how much salt you should add to the story
Updated timeline of who was notified when of SECDEF Hospitalization.
Chairman of JCS was notified on 02JAN2024 doesn't notify anybody else.
POTUS not notified till 04JAN2024
National Security Advisor not notified till 04JAN2024
NSC not notified till 04JAN2024
Deputy SECDEF while on vacation in Puerto Rico was handed "some responsibilities" of SECDEF on 02JAN2024 not notified till 04JAN2024.
Congress and Senate to include Gang of 8 along with most of Pentagon not notified till 05JAN2024
Deputy under SECDEF for Policy Baker, currently the Acting Under Secretary (#3 job in Pentagon) was filling in for SECDEF at the office not knowing that he was in the hospital and was told he was working from home.
Secretary of the Navy not notified till 05JAN2024
Secretary of the Army not notified till 05JAN2024
Secretary of the Air Force not notified till 05JAN2024
SECDEF Chief of Staff, Kelly Magsamen, was “unable to make notifications before then” due to illness.
Pentagon spokesman declined to answer follow-up questions about why none of SECDEF Austin’s other aides could notify the White House or his deputy of his hospitalization sooner.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had not been aware that Austin had been hospitalized. The two spoke the weekend before Austin was hospitalized on New Year’s Day,
01JAN2024 Updated map of warships operating in Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea.
Updates:
Important Context:
Today I'm seeing a lot of people regurgitating IRGC media reports that the IRIS ALBORZ has been sent to the Red Sea and that this is escalation all the IRGC media outlets did today was publicly announced previously reported on media of the ship already being in the Red Sea. Also it is not the only ship. Along with the fact this ship has been in the Red Sea for a month, this is old news.
IRIN has as part of the 94th fleet the following ships in the Red Sea since early December 2023.
IRIS ALBORZ (72)
IRIS BUSHEHR (422)
IRGCN has the following ship in the Red Sea and has hardly moved from
The vicinity of these coords
15.5211153 N 41.0810511 E in nearly 3 years.
MV BEHSHAD which is a known IRGCN Forward Base Ship which acts as an offshore surveillance, command & liaison base by Iranian forces operating in the Red Sea, providing actionable intelligence and targeting data to the Houthi Rebels.
IRIN and IRGCN have long held naval presence in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. This is nothing new at all.
From Iranian media specifically khabaronline during Maritime day celebration December 10
Quote
"Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of the Strategic Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, also explained the operational, political and international dimensions of the 86th Fleet (around the world) and the video link with the 94th Fleet (Alborz destroyer) sent to the Red Sea... This ship has been deployed for almost a month it didn't arrive today."
As for some information about Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) deployments to the red sea over the past 6 months.
IRIS Sahand (74) deployed to the Red Sea early June 2023 and returned to Iran on Sep 9, 2023.
IRIS Jamaran (76) deployed to the Red Sea Gulf of Aden IVO September 1 and returned to Iran on December 7th.
IRIS Alborz (72) replaced IRIS Jamaran between December 1 and 7th and has been in the Red Sea for almost a month.
Tasmin News Agency is a propaganda channel of the IRGC and has a very long history of using "alternative facts" and are not a trustworthy source to rely on.
Questions I would pose to you to ponder.
Why would Islamic Republic of Iran want to circulate incorrect information on ship positioning?
Why now would they make press statements about IRIN ships in the red sea despite announcing the ship already deployed a month ago?
How are they trying to frame or shape the information sphere?
Other updates:
I have made a new infographic on Houthi missile, drone, boat interceptions that will be regularly updated and will be attached to future threads with these maps.
Does not include all ships under Combined Maritime Force such as CTF 150, CTF 151, CTF 152, CTF 153, Updated all sources used.
@mhmiranusa and @TBrit90 have also been tracking and talking about this ship for the past month. The IRIS ALBORZ is very likely the Iranian warship mentioned in the radio communication published by the war zone in late December.
18DEC2023 updated map of warships operating in Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea.
Updates:
USS Indianapolis transited the Straight of Hormuz now in the Gulf of Oman.
ESPS Victoria (F-82) is continuing to follow the hijacked MV Ruen yet to be rescued from pirates.
Ike CSG Now 188 KM South East of BAM.
Batman ARG sailing south in the Red Sea.
INS Mormugao (D-67) turned south after following MV Ruen and now operating just outside the Gulf of Aden
In the Gulf of Aqaba and North Red Sea
1x Sa'ar 4.5 Corvette
Up to 3x Sa'ar 5 Corvettes
1x Sa'ar 6 Corvette
Does not include all ships under Combined Maritime Force such as CTF 150, CTF 151, CTF 152, CTF 153, Updated all sources used
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#Palestine