Russian Rail Shipping Hits 16-Year Low as Exports, Industries Collapse
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Russian Rail Shipping Hits 16-Year Low as Exports, Industries Collapse

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Russia’s economy is derailing—literally. In May 2025, the country’s rail freight volumes have plummeted to levels not seen since 2009, a sign of profound weakness in its industrial core. The state-owned monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) has reported a 9% year-on-year decline in overall rail loading volumes so far in May, while container rail shipments—one of the most valuable segments—have dropped by over 10%, according to Sergey Shishkarev, chairman of the Delo Group. The statistics are stark.

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One in Four Russian Construction Firms Face Bankruptcy as War Drains Economy
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One in Four Russian Construction Firms Face Bankruptcy as War Drains Economy

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Russia’s once-thriving construction sector is teetering on the edge of collapse. According to a report published this week, 25% of all Russian construction companies are now at risk of bankruptcy, revealing the stark consequences of President Putin’s choice to wage total war over economic stability.

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Russia’s automotive industry continues to collapse
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Russia’s automotive industry continues to collapse

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Russia’s automotive industry continues to collapse One of Russia’s largest industrial sectors is dying in plain sight. The country’s automotive industry, once a key pillar of Soviet-era manufacturing and a symbol of post-Soviet modernization, is now in terminal decline. Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions, the exodus of foreign manufacturers, and Russia’s inability to develop a self-sufficient supply chain have gutted the sector.

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Russia’s Coal Industry in Crisis: Prime Minister Convenes Emergency Meeting as Exports and Revenues Collapse
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Russia’s Coal Industry in Crisis: Prime Minister Convenes Emergency Meeting as Exports and Revenues Collapse

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Today, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced an emergency meeting to address the ongoing collapse in the country’s coal sector. Speaking alongside Oleg Belozerov, head of Russian Railways (RZD), Mishustin acknowledged the industry’s severe difficulties, citing “unfavorable market conditions”, logistical bottlenecks and collapsing global coal prices that threaten the survival of coal enterprises across Russia.

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Russian Economy Is Being Dismantled to Feed the War Machine
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Russian Economy Is Being Dismantled to Feed the War Machine

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The Russian state is no longer managing an economy — it’s feeding it into the jaws of genocidal war. As oil revenues plunge and Western sanctions tighten, the Kremlin has begun gutting its own civilian industries to sustain the invasion of Ukraine. Aviation, automotive, and tech projects are being scrapped or indefinitely postponed, not because they failed, but because they no longer matter. The only metric that counts in Putin’s Russia is military utility.

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Russia’s Oil Giant Reports Devastating Losses as Economic Pressure Mounts
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Russia’s Oil Giant Reports Devastating Losses as Economic Pressure Mounts

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Gazprom Neft, one of the flagship entities of Russia’s oil industry, reported a staggering net loss of 21.3 billion rubles in the first quarter of 2025 under Russian Accounting Standards (RSBU), a dramatic reversal from the 36.9 billion ruble profit it posted during the same period in 2024. The figures, disclosed in the company’s latest financial report, signal a growing crisis in the Kremlin’s fossil fuel sector amid rising costs, waning revenues, and global isolation.

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Catastrophic losses continue to hit Russia’s Industrial sector, with profit down -107% at Novolipetsk
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Catastrophic losses continue to hit Russia’s Industrial sector, with profit down -107% at Novolipetsk

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One of Russia’s largest steel producers, Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), has reported a net loss of over 1.2 billion rubles in the first quarter of 2025— marking a dramatic downturn of more than -107% compared to the 17.2 billion ruble profit recorded during the same period last year. The reversal underscores the growing distress gripping Russia’s industrial economy amid sanctions, shrinking demand, and structural decline.

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Amidst Russia’s Apocalyptic Demographic Implosion, Putin’s Government Classifies the Data
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Amidst Russia’s Apocalyptic Demographic Implosion, Putin’s Government Classifies the Data

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As Russia’s population crisis deepens, the Kremlin’s new solution is simple: hide the numbers. This week, Rosstat— the official Russian statistical agency— released its latest demographic bulletin. Or rather, what used to be a demographic bulletin. In place of detailed data on births, deaths, marriages, and divorces by region, the March report offers only a single, vague summary table. The rest has been scrubbed.

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