The russian fuel crisis is deepening. Ongoing Ukrainian drone strikes have systematically hammered oil processing capacity. June 2026 data shows daily gasoline production has plummeted by 25% compared to last year, leaving an estimated 25,000-ton daily shortfall in the country. 🧵 1/5

by a third in the spring of 2026 compared to last year. In April, 1,708 contract soldiers were sent to the front; in May, that number fell to 1,378, and the deficit continues to grow. 📹:Serdobsk, Penza Oblast, Russia

Several reports indicate that the number of people willing to sign contracts with the Russian defense ministry has plummeted.The Kremlin is discussing a new wave of mobilization in the autumn of 2026. ▪️According to data obtained by the Verstka media,the influx of new recruits in Moscow collapsed ⤵️

Rus milblogger Alex Kharchenko believes Ukraine is preparing a major counteroffensive, possibly in the second half of July. He argues that recent strikes on Russian oil infrastructure are intended to deepen fuel shortages and disrupt frontline logistics ahead of a push towards the Zaporizhzhia axis.

russia has few tools left to intimidate Ukraine and Europe, with the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) having lost its “shock value” Chance of any kind of ☢️ use is near zero. english.nv.ua/russian-war/...

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Budanov: "I assess the scandal with Poland very poorly. As a mistake. This is not the peak yet. There will be more if everyone does not stop a little." 🕵️ When asked about creating a structure like MOSSAD to punish Russian criminals, Budanov replied: "It already exists."

Das ist drei Monate her. taz.de/Hitzeschutz-...

Woronesch - das zerstörte Elektronik-Unternehmen

CRIMEAN GOVERNOR CALLS FOR CALM AS PANIC SWELLS It’s not good there would be an understatement. The lack of fuel, water, food and zero electricity has broken the camels back of resistance to a mass exodus. The line for the Kerch bridge is now 10km long as they wait for their cars to be reached for

New SK drone excerise shows that hitting drones without air burst ammo is hard. 8 turrets managed 20% in the first wave against not moving targets. Add 300km speed

A Russian in Krasnodar Krai wanted to show off that their gas stations still have fuel and no queues - but it didn't quite go as planned.

“We’ve only had 114 years to do something, let our kids sort it out!”

Once again, hundreds of Ukrainian drones are heading toward Russia and the occupied territories.

A throughline of Sam Alito's jurisprudence is that the law protects conservatives from getting their feelings hurt. Here, he says Hawaii's gun licensing law is unconstitutional because it forces business owners who are fine with guns to risk "alienating other customers." Straight-up policy choice.

For the past several months, Russia has been blaming Ukraine for not following the Anchorage agreements. None of these agreements exist publicly, and Secretary Rubio confirms that: "There was no agreement in Alaska. There was a proposal made in Alaska, but it was never an agreement."

1/ Russian warblogger Nikita Tretyakov is "thinking the unthinkable" about the war in Ukraine and its disastrous consequences. He lists a long series of catastrophes that he says have befallen Russia since February 2022, and the Russian weaknesses that they have exposed. ⬇️

BELARUS GIVES IN Last week Zelensky told Lukashenko that if he didn’t turn off the relay towers Russia was using to get drones into Ukraine, Ukraine would destroy them. He gave him until 25 June. As of yesterday all of the towers were deactivated much to the consternation of Russian milbloggers. It

Love this crispness: “Trump is a bad businessman and dealmaker, but a worse public official. He knows little and cares even less about policy. He loves to make huge promises (“we’re signing a healthcare plan within two weeks”) and never follow through.”

“Propaganda always fails when the gap between the fantasy and the reality becomes so large that even the uninformed and uneducated can see it.”

"Radio Liberty" has published satellite imagery showing kilometers-long traffic jams in Crimea. Photos from June 24 show around 1,500 cars stuck waiting before the Kerch Bridge.

🔥 Logistical lockdown: a new generation of FPV destroys the enemy's rear! Requiem Group flew into buggies, cars, trucks, Bulhanka and even artillery system that the occupiers tried to hide under a kopanirom.

Ukraine’s Odesa operational group said the blue-and-yellow flag was raised on Kinburn Spit after Ukrainian fire forced Russian troops to retreat from their positions. Surviving personnel are now evacuating and abandoning defensive lines. Let's see if this is purely a flag operation or not. #Ukraine

Marcone: The French Navy intercepted the tanker deliver on Tuesday as it transited off the coast of Sicily in violation of maritime law. This latest action against the shadow fleet, conducted just days after a similar operation by the United Kingdom, illustrates the resolve of the Europeans.

A Lithuanian firm just launched a drone built to hunt and destroy Shahed attack drones mid-flight — no pilot needed. The Black Wasp uses AI to track and ram targets at 320 km/h, even when GPS is jammed. Infantry can launch it by hand. defence-blog.com/lithuania-de...

‼️ Neue „weitreichende Sanktionen“ Die Ukrainischen Sanktionen werden heute in Ufa in der dortigen Ölraffinerie durchgesetzt. Meldungen über UFO Angriffe. Es gibt bereits zwei Brandherde.

Putin claims Russia has fully replaced imports in aviation and that its aircraft now outperform Western models. The gap between Putin's "reality" and what's actually happening keeps growing.

🚨 BREAKING: UKRAINE SAYS BELARUS-BASED REPEATERS USED TO AID RUSSIAN DRONE ATTACKS HAVE STOPPED OPERATING President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said signal repeaters in Belarus, which had helped Russian drone attacks against Ukraine, have stopped operating since June 22.

NEW: Sen. John Hickenlooper is calling on Trump to personally pay back taxpayers for the millions he spent revamping the Reflecting Pool, now a cesspool of algae + chunks of blue sealant. “This was not a result of vandalism, but your administration’s incompetence." www.huffpost.com/entry/senato...

New footage from the June 18 attack on Moscow shows Ukrainian drones, including jet-powered Bars UAVs, pushing through Russian air defenses at close range. Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Syrskyi said today: “More to come.” #Ukraine

RUSSIA HAS DIRECTED $68 BILLION INTO BANKING SYSTEM Effectively the government has printed over 5 trillion rubles, dumping into the banking system money to cover failed loans and then use the money to buy Russian government bonds to fund the war. There is only one result and this is going to be

russians are very gloomy. "It is what it is" indeed How can one disagree with Mr. Lavrov? For example: ​Instead of a calculated, organized operation, russia got trapped in a trench war lasting longer than WWI and WWII. 🧵 1/9 t.me/tretyakov_n/...

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

🔥🛢️BREAKING: Moscow’s oil refinery, damaged in Ukrainian drone strikes, is unlikely to resume production this year and will most likely remain offline until 2027. According to Reuters, the facility suffered extensive damage and is expected to stay shut down for at least six months.

One of the more bizarre aspects of American politics for a European or Canadian observer is how what in Ottawa, Brussels or Rome comes across as boring milquetoast Social Democracy will be inevitably portrayed in the United States as harbingers of the next Leninist Red Terror

Ukrainian forces attacked key gas facilities in Orenburg, raising concerns about Russia's energy security. Source: Echo. UAF's precision strikes targeted facilities crucial for 80% of Russia’s ethane production, raising alarms about energy security. 1/6

HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!! The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...

Вишиванка замість Валізи / Vyshyvanka vs Suitcase (animation)

The Newsground found Epstein’s Southern Trust inside a leaked russian business school dataset. The record was tied to Arina Mishina, one of his russian assistants, who has remained entirely unknown until now. thenewsground.com/leaked-recor...

Repeated Ukrainian strikes have crippled Moscow’s largest oil refinery. It’s now been announced that it will be offline for at least six months.

Ukrainian drones hit the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant which produces about a quarter of Russia’s gas capacity. #explodey

It appears to be escaping people's attention that Ukraine has now twice told us to take the deal they've offered as the next will be worse.

Der russische Propagandist und Militärblogger Sachar Prilepin schildert ausführlich die katastrophale Lage, auf den Strassen der besetzten Gebiete. Eine Strasse nach der anderen wird gesperrt … Selbst die erfahrensten Fahrer kommen nicht durch …

If Donahue is out then Grynkewich isn't safe either. Before Hegseth tries to get an underqualified America hack placed as SACEUR the European NATO states need to take a serious look at whether they need to be willing to europeanise the position

Ergebnisse des Angriffs auf das Weltraumkommunikationszentrum (WKC) „Dubna“ im Gebiet Moskau Es liegen neue Bestätigungen für die Ergebnisse des Angriffs in der Nacht zum 22. Juni 2026 auf das Weltraumkommunikationszentrum im Gebiet Moskau vor. — Generalstab der Ukraine

Residents of Russian-occupied Crimea complain about huge lines at gas stations, shortages of fuel, electricity, water, and internet, as well as a transportation crisis. 📷: Satellite images of lines over 500 meters long at gas stations in Crimea / Dnipro Osint

An attack on the Dubna satellite center severely impacts Russian military communications. Source: UNIAN. The strike has left critical systems damaged, raising alarms about vulnerabilities and adding pressure within Russia on military leadership amidst ongoing conflict. 1/4

Russia spent a decade making occupied Crimea "energy-independent." The plants it built run on mainland gas, the sanctioned turbines can't be fixed—and Sevastopol just went dark. Independence hung on one pipeline. euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/24/c...

I really don’t want to hurt your feelings, but have you ever considered asking Ukraine for a peace treaty?