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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Russia’s Slavery Crisis: Exploitation, Corruption, and the Military Pipeline
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Russia’s Slavery Crisis: Exploitation, Corruption, and the Military Pipeline

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Russia faces a deepening human rights catastrophe: 1.9 million people are trapped in modern slavery, by absolute numbers, the eighth-worst globally, according to the Global Slavery Index.This places Russia alongside pariah states like North Korea in terms of prevalence—13 victims per 1,000 people—and reveals a disturbing trend of state dysfunction, corruption, and militarized exploitation.

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Done Strikes Hit Russian Defence Infrastructure Across 11 Regions
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Drone Strikes Hit Russian Defence Infrastructure Across 11 Regions

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Russia was subjected to one of the largest aerial assaults of the war late on May 20 and into the early hours of May 21, as waves of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck targets across at least eleven regions. The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that 159 drones were intercepted, though independent estimates suggest the true number may have exceeded 300.

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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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Kremlin Deploys 20,000 Naturalised Migrants to Ukraine Front as Losses Mount

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Russia has forcibly deployed more than 20,000 newly naturalised citizens to fight in Ukraine, according to a senior Kremlin official, in what analysts describe as an intensifying reliance on vulnerable populations to sustain the war effort while avoiding mass mobilisation of the ethnic Russian majority. The announcement came from Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee, during a speech at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.

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Another Failed ICBM Launch Undermines Kremlin’s Nuclear Bluff
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Another Failed ICBM Launch Undermines Kremlin’s Nuclear Bluff

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Russia’s latest attempt to flex its nuclear muscle has again ended in quiet embarrassment According to Ukrainian intelligence and military analysts, a planned launch of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Russia’s Yars system failed to materialize— despite preparations, announcements, and the Kremlin’s usual theater of intimidation. The launch was expected to take place near the town of Svobodny in Sverdlovsk Oblast. It was not a routine military drill.

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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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