๐ฅUkraine is stepping up attacks on Russian energy - and itโs working.
Russia's economy is in a meltdown.
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๐ฅThe Ukrainian drone operation is part of a larger campaign to destroy the Russian oil industry. In recent weeks alone, refineries in Syzran, Tuapse, and Novoshakhtinsk, as well as oil storage facilities in Dzhankoy, have been hit.
โฝ๏ธ๐ฅRussia is on the brink of a gasoline crisis, โKommersant
The key factor of the historical prices rise was the shutdown of refineries and the impossibility to create reserves. Due to scheduled repairs and drone attacks, gasoline production has decreased by 10%.
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โฝ๏ธRussian oil refineries/gas pipelines hit in a week:
The amount of gasoline sold has decreased by 12%, the increase in fuel prices will continue next month
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅUkraine has once again dealt a painful blow to Russia's energy infrastructure: Ukrainian drones/ missiles hit the Unecha pumping station, Bryansk region, cutting its capacity by 50โ
The economic damage from the pipeline downtime amounts to $20 million per day.
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅUkrainian intelligence reports fuel shortages now reach Russiaโs Pacific territories, forcing Moscow to seek emergency supplies from Belarus and imposing fuel rationing on civilians.
โฝ๏ธ๐ฅUst-Luga sea terminal, Leningrad region. It the largest port under construction in the Baltic and the second largest in Russia by volume after Novorossiysk.
The fiery goyda visited the terminal of "Novatek", engaged in natural gas extraction and processing.
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅA wave of discontent, even among Russians loyal to the government.
"How can 'a gas station country' run out of gasoline!?... the shortage will be price increases... a decline in citizens' living standards", the millionaire blogger Nikolay Bondarenko
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅUkraine's strike sanctions caused chaos: gasoline has disappeared in the fourth region of Russia: the Kuril Islands have banned the sale of more than 10 liters of fuel per person.
Trains, flights: cancelled and delayed all over the Russian Federation.
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅThe Ukrainian drone raid on the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery
Russians have been unable to put out the fire at the plant for three days now.
Rostov Region suffers new disaster due to attack: the city of Krasny Sulin was left without water.
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅRussia may raise taxes again.
Russian government already stated that tax increases were inevitable: "Otherwise, we simply wonโt be able to make ends meet, even by cutting defense spending. Oil & gas revenues are declining & the economy can't fully compensate."
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅ The Russian financial regulator issued an order: banks can introduce a temporary limit on cash withdrawals from ATMs.
The volume of cash in circulation reached a historic level of 16 trillion rublesn โ residents are preparing for potential problems.
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๐ฅWorkers at the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery, which has been burning for the third day after a drone strike, told Cheka-OGPU that they have not received their wages for more than 4 months. Workers contacted Rostov Region Governor Slyusar, but received no response.
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Russians can buy half as much potatoes with their pension as the older generation in Kazakhstan, & four times less than pensioners in Poland.
Experts warn that the potato shortage could develop into a serious crisis that could affect the prices.
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅ"No demand": Production of freight wagons in Russia has collapsed by 17% amid the crisis at "RZD"
The collapse in wagon production is deepening amid a decline in transportation and worsening Russia's financial results.
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๐ฅRussia tries to limit spending at all levels: black widows of the โspecial military operationโ heroes face prison.
State Duma deputies learned about the so-called business schemes of Russian women comparing the black widows of to looters of blockaded Leningrad.
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅ In the Moscow region, a regular school was made paid just two weeks before the start of the school year: 800 thousand rouble.
The school in Istra had been under construction since 2021, and all this time officials promised that the institution would be free.
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅThe mayor of Strezhevoy, Tomsk region, V. Denichenko, complained that residents sign contracts in the neighboring Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug โ they pay more.
โMoney is not the main thing,โ he proposed to go die for less money, but w/ fellow countrymen.
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โฝ๏ธ๐ฅThe country is heading towards bankruptcy and unlike Europe, Russia do not hesitate to seize asstes.
Putin awarded the title of ยซdistinguished lawyer of the ๐ท๐บ Federationยป to Prosecutor-General Krasnov who distinguished himself in the seizure of ๐ท๐บ property.
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The Ministry of Social Protection of the Belgorod Region demanded through the court that the residents of Shebekino return the money that the state allocated as compensation for shelling.
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Starting September 1, Russians will be treated by mid-level medical staff without higher education due to a shortage of doctors.
According to the Ministry of Health, the country lacks more than 23,000 doctors and 63,000 nurses and feldshers.
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Right: Statement of the Russian military commissar about the reduction of contract payments.
Left: Russian soldiers whose contracts have already ended.
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๐ฅRussian deterioration may well be aggravated by Ukraine's new card: Flamingo missile: 1150 tons of explosive charges, an accuracy of 14 meters, a range of 3000 km... Moscow is less than a thousand km away.
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๐๐ฅ The Russian economy is on the verge of collapse, so let's help Ukraine save lives and hit Russia ๐
'We are strong and not alone,' โ Zelenskyy on Independence Day
๐ฃ๏ธ "Ukraine is not a victim, it is a fighter... Ukraine celebrates Independence Day by fighting, pushing the war back to where it came from. And we know that peace for Ukraine is getting closer,"
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๐ฅUkraine's drones shut down 13,5 % of Russia's oil refining, triggers price crisis and shortage.
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๐ฅThe price of AI-95 on the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, rose by 1.08% on August 4 to 77,001 rubles (836.07 euros) per ton. This is a new historical record.
Since the beginning of the year, the cost of this popular fuel has already increased by 28%.
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๐ฅโฝ๏ธAt Russian gas stations, there are crazy queues due to fuel shortages โ refineries attacked by drones have partially or completely stopped working, so the Russians might have to switch to horses.
Zelensky on the negotiations at the White House: We talked about security guarantees, this is a key issue and the start to ending the war. The US will participate.
The proposal on security guarantees will be formalized within a week โ 10 days.
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Oval Office map shows 20% of Ukraine takenโZelenskyy: โjust 1% in 1,000 days, actuallyโ
"It is necessary for the US President to understand what the real progress of their army is, & what the strength of the Ukrainian army is... Who really controls what..."