Russia’s main coal producing region faces certain collapse as sanctions, mismanagement and theft lay waste to one cornerstone of the Russia economy. We’ve mentioned it in previous articles HERE, HERE and HERE and it’s only getting worse. Russia’s coal industry—a cornerstone of its energy sector, is now collapsing at break-neck speed.  The Kemerovo region, known

Already on a negative trajectory since 2020, Russia’s National Wealth Fund, now holding only 1.9% of GDP, could be gone in six months if war expenditures don’t come to an end, according to former Russian Finance Minister Mikhail Zadornov.   Russia’s National Wealth Fund (NWF), established as a financial safeguard for rainy days, is now

The price of coal on the world market continues downward, exacerbating the already catastrophic situation within the industry that comprises 7.4% of Russia’s total exports.  Despite Putin’s December call for emergency action to save Russia’s coal industry, today, the Governor of the largest coal producing region in Russia sounded the alarm, explaining that with “many

A combination of a rapidly slowing economy and excessively high interest rates has effectively killed the Russian auto industry, with industry leaders calling for government bailouts.  Around 60% of Russia’s car dealers now face bankruptcy if government fails to step in with large scale bailouts of the industry, according to the head of the Russian

A summary of Ukraine’s January strikes on Russia’s oil industry, the Achilles Heel of the Russian terrorist state. In terms of Ukraine’s strikes on Russian territory, January 2025 was the month that the gloves finally came off. With Ukraine’s homegrown defense sector now rivaling any western nation and seemingly no US, German or French politician