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russia - merry xmas and a happy new year situation Inflation under the Christmas tree: what's happening to Russians' personal finances at the end of 2025

russia - railway container transportation situation Since the beginning of the year, the Far Eastern Railway has reduced container transportation by 13.1%.

russia - 6 hour day situation Kotyakov: There is no need to reduce the working day to six hours today (prob touted by business so they don't have to pay as much but gov't is not having a bar of it)

Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine strikes two ships in the Caspian Sea www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

EU Adopts Fast-Track Approach to Sanction Russian Shadow Fleet, Regardless of Sanction Packages united24media.com/latest-news/...

SBU Reportedly Strikes Russian Oil Platforms for the 😀Second😀 Time This Week in the Caspian Sea united24media.com/latest-news/...

Trump’s Hand-Picked RNC Chair Predicts Doom This is not your usual party committee script. www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-han...

President Trump Is Now Triggering His Very Own MAGApocalypse The horror! The horror! archive.md/PxEbT

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Procurement Officer Reveals Timeline for Sapsan Tactical Ballistic Missile Program After 2022 militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...

DIU Drones Strike Russian An-26 Aircraft and Two Radars in Crimea militarnyi.com/en/news/diu-...

SOF and Black Spark Resistance Movement Strike Two Russian Vessels in Caspian Sea militarnyi.com/en/news/sof-...

Ukraine Destroyed More Than Just a Tanker – It Hit Russia’s Economy at Its Core empr.media/opinion/inte...

The Russian economy in 2025: Between stagnation and militarization www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...

Ukrainian Drones Carried Out 77 Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries in Six Months: Consequences for the Russian Economy. 112.ua/en/ukraina-b...

Russian "war economy" has exhausted its resources: intelligence reveals signs unn.ua/en/news/russ...

The EU has approved the indefinite freezing of Russian assets: what does this mean for Ukraine. 112.ua/en/es-ostato...

(yeah - don't be so quick to scroll - Hit again!😀) Ukraine hits Russia’s Caspian Sea oil platforms in another attack english.nv.ua/russian-war/...

Germany Accuses Russia Of Cyber-Attack On Air Traffic Control And Election Interference www.arise.tv/germany-accu...

Factory that Produces over 50% of Russia’s Artillery Shells on Fire in Orsk militarnyi.com/en/news/fact...

Russia in flames as huge fire erupts at major refinery after massive Ukraine drone attack Local residents reported hearing at least seven explosions over the city, as the drones closed in on their target. www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...

Russia attacks two Ukrainian ports, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels uk.news.yahoo.com/vessel-fire-...

EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can’t veto their use for Ukraine apnews.com/article/eu-r...

Russia’s Shift Workers Face Mounting Wage Payment Delays www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/12/r...

Ukraine's General Staff confirms Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

Ukraine’s $240,000 drones are bleeding Russia’s oil fleet dry Five tankers hit in two weeks—and insurance costs have tripled. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/12/u...

Estonia erects first of 600-strong Baltic bunker wall on Russia border (first cab off the rank) www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Russia's oil and gas revenues in December expected to fall to their lowest level since 2020 – Reuters www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

The Decline of Russia’s Railroads Russian railways as a diagnostic indicator of broader economic crisis ridl.io/the-decline-...

russia - who knows situation The main question facing the Russian budget: How much will oil cost in 2026?

russia - you are alone in a dark room with 2 doors situation Economist Kulbaka on the risks of 2026: "Will they raise taxes or turn on the printing press?"

russia - a sad tale situaion How Kirov Oblast authorities are "liquidating" a city to punish its mayor, a veteran of the SVO.

russia - russian tears situation "There's no point in life without the internet!" How the provinces are coping with internet outages "The window to the world has closed"

russia - its dead Jim, situation Trud's question: Why offend the "little ones"? Experts predict that the upcoming tax law changes will hit small businesses hard. What can be done to help?

russia - rostselmash situation Should farmers expect a shortage of equipment from Rostselmash? Unexpected changes in production Agricultural machinery manufacturer Rostselmash plans to shorten the work week.

russia - sure we have an apartment - 12 months rent in advance please situation 😀 Russians may be forced to pay rent a year in advance. Central Bank Investment Advisor Kuznetsova: Russia should introduce prepayment for rent a year in advance.

russia - jacking up prices situation Headline is confusing but in essence - wholesalers and manufacturers as in a normal world where they are being squeezed with increased taxes want to hike prices for retail - retail is not happy

russia - steel situation Metallurgists are out of work The steel market crisis will last throughout 2026.

russia - wages situation Shift workers across Russia are facing delayed wages. In Nizhny Tagil, 200 employees are stuck at work without pay.

russia - leasing market situation "This isn't a patient with six months to live, but an athlete with a meniscus injury." What will happen to the leasing market after the 2025 collapse? The Russian leasing market fell by 38 percent, with some companies closing.

russia - seems like a good idea - lets try it situation Seven Russian regions are preparing to issue public bonds in 2026.

Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine strikes another shadow fleet tanker www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Ukraine Innovating New Frontline Drone Tactics To Erode Russian Forces www.forbes.com/sites/vikram...

Hackers breach developer of Russia’s unified military registry system, obtaining months-long access to internal data theins.ru/en/news/287668

Ukrainian Drone Reportedly Strikes Russian An-26 Plane, Causing Casualties in Occupied Crimea united24media.com/latest-news/...

The Caribbean Killings Were Unnecessary. Trump Just Proved It. If we can seize an oil tanker, why did eighty people have to die? www.thebulwark.com/p/the-caribb...

Trump and the Oligarchs Are Killing Corporate Media The oligarchs only care about money. The dictator only cares about power. They can make that arrangement work. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...

EU approves legal workaround to sideline Orbán, keep Russian assets frozen forever The EU’s decision undermines the Kremlin’s hopes of unfreezing the money under a post-war peace settlement. www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...

Who makes the best combat drone pilots? Ukrainian drone schools say it's young, tech-loving gamers and people used to staring at screens www.yahoo.com/news/article...

2026 — Europe’s Year of Living Dangerously Russia will step-up its shadow war on Europe in the New Year, attacking infrastructure and disrupting democracy in a bid to exploit Western disunity. (best we fk russia early in the new year then) cepa.org/article/2026...