Russia’s Oil, Gas, and Coal Sectors Enter Freefall as Losses Accelerate
Crisis in Russia, Economy & Business

Russia’s Oil, Gas, and Coal Sectors Enter Freefall as Losses Accelerate

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Russia’s extractive industries are in deep crisis, according to new data from the Russian state statistical agency Rosstat. In February and March 2025, the country’s oil, gas, and coal sectors recorded catastrophic losses, marking the most severe collapse in industrial profitability since the invasion of Ukraine began. The numbers are unambiguous. The total profit from Russia’s mining sector fell -61% year-on-year in February, followed by a staggering -89% drop in March.

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Ukraine Hits Russian Azot Plant Again, Key Supplier of Explosives Components
Crisis in Russia, War

Ukraine Hits Russian Azot Plant Again, Key Supplier of Explosives Components

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Ukraine has carried out another drone strike on the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, a critical node in Russia’s military-industrial supply chain and the country’s second-largest producer of ammonium nitrate, a substance widely used in explosives manufacturing. The strike occurred overnight and was recorded on multiple Russian social media channels. Video footage shows the moment of detonation and the resulting fire, which continued for several hours.

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Leaked FSB Document Show Russia’s Deep Distrust of China
World News

Leaked FSB Document Shows Russia’s Deep Distrust of China

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A newly leaked internal document from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), obtained by The New York Times via the cyber group Ares Leaks, exposes one of the Kremlin’s best-kept secrets: Russia does NOT trust China. Despite years of choreographed diplomatic unity, the FSB refers to China as an “enemy” behind closed doors and even fears a potential invasion.

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Russia targets the civilian population of Kharkiv in massive overnight assault
Ukraine News, War

Russia targets the civilian population of Kharkiv in massive overnight assault

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In today’s early hours, Kharkiv endured one of the most brutal mornings of the war, as Russia launched a concentrated attack on the city using 53 Shahed drones, 2 missiles, and 4 guided bombs in under two hours. The early morning strike — starting just after 3:10am — killed at least 3 people and injured 17, including 2 children, according to local officials.

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Russia goes full North Korea, with new textbooks sidelining the western world as a non-entity
Crisis in Russia

Russia goes full North Korea, with new textbooks sidelining the western world as a non-entity

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In a stark reflection of the Kremlin’s ongoing ideological embrace of North Korea level information control, Russian schoolchildren will now grow up without learning about Europe. The latest edition of the third-grade textbook The Surrounding World has eliminated all chapters about European countries and their cultural heritage, replacing them with content focused on Russia’s so-called “friendly nations” — including China, North Korea, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

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Russia’s 4th Largest Oil Company Goes Negative, Reporting Deep Losses for Q1 2025
Economy & Business

Russia’s 4th Largest Oil Company Goes Negative, Reporting Deep Losses for Q1 2025

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One of Russia’s most secretive and politically significant oil giants, Surgutneftegas, has reported a staggering net loss of 439.7 billion rubles in the first quarter of 2025—its worst result in decades. Once a symbol of stability and hidden wealth within the Kremlin’s orbit, the company’s reversal is now a warning sign of a deepening crisis across Russia’s energy sector. For comparison, Surgut posted a profit of 268.5 billion rubles in Q1 2024.

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Russia Launches Large Aerial Assault on civilian populaion across Ukraine
Ukraine News, War

Russia Launches Large Aerial Assault on civilian population across Ukraine

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Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack across Ukraine overnight, in one of the most extensive single assaults since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. The strikes, which began on the evening of 5 June and continued into the early hours of 6 June, killed at least four civilians, injured more than twenty, and caused widespread damage to residential and energy infrastructure.

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Russia’s Oil Exports Plunge -29% in One Week as Port Loadings Collapse Under New EU Sanctions
Economy & Business

Russia’s Oil Exports Plunge -29% in One Week as Port Loadings Collapse Under New EU Sanctions

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If this week’s Russian oil exports data is an indication, it appears that Ukraine’s allies had the power to turn off Putin’s cash machine all along. Russia’s oil export system is now under severe pressure, with a dramatic -29% weekly drop in crude shipments signaling a new stage in the unraveling of the Kremlin’s war economy.

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