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Crisis in Russia, Economy & Business

Russia’s domestic manufacturing sector again collapses to new lows

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Russia’s wartime economy continues to collapse, with today’s data confirming a worsening situation in production across the country. Russia’s civilian industrial sector has officially entered recession, according to a new report from the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (CMASF), underscoring the growing strain on the country’s economy amid prolonged military mobilization and tightening international isolation.

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Crisis in Russia

Russia’s “Super Secret” Satellite Turns out to be Metal Junk

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Another Russian space project, another spectacular fail. Cosmos 2553, a supposedly high-tech Russian satellite launched just weeks before Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, is now doing what Russia’s space ambitions do best: spinning out of control — literally. Touted as a radar satellite for intelligence gathering and a radiation-testing platform to help build nuclear space weapons, Cosmos 2553 has instead turned into a very expensive piece of space junk.

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Putin admits that the Russian economy is spiraling

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In a rare moment of candor, Putin acknowledged that the Russian economy is under severe strain. Even “official” inflation data remains stuck above 10%, GDP growth is slowing sharply, and liquidity is vanishing from the system. At a recent economic meeting, the Kremlin admitted that bank lending is collapsing— business loans shrank by 680 billion rubles in Q1 2025, while personal loans dropped another 192 billion. Construction and infrastructure projects are being hit especially hard.

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Crisis in Russia, War

Ukraine Pounds Drone Complex Deep in Russia

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Alabuga Drone factory in Tatarstan, Russia Ukraine continues to strike deep into the heart of Russia’s war machine, today with a near distance record, hitting their main drone assembly manufacturing base. According to local Russian reports, the facility-in-question is located in Elabuga, Tatarstan. That’s roughly 1110 km from the Ukrainian border in the north-east. It is said to produce copies of Iran-made Shaheds that the Russians have rebranded to “Geran-2”.

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Crisis in Russia, War

Putin’s Spox Says He Doesn’t Want To Stop War

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Putin’s spox Dmitry Peskov Russian dictator’s spox Dmitry Peskov has rejected the FT claim that his employer has agreed to cease hostilities and proposed this solution to U.S. President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in St. Petersburg. “There are a lot of fakes being published right now,” Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with RIA Novosti. He noted that even respected publications sometimes publish fakes.

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More Bad News For Russia as Oil is doomed to go Much lower

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The perfect storm has begun in the global oil industry – enough to strop Putin? Crude oil prices have dropped sharply, and the forces driving the decline suggest the market could have further to fall. Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to raise oil production, combined with rising global trade tensions, is pressuring both supply and demand in ways that risk deepening the downturn. Last week, Saudi Arabia led an unexpected push to increase OPEC+ output— timed just hours before the U.S.

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Crisis in Russia, Economy & Business

Russia’s Two biggest auto manufacturers enter state of collapse

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Russia’s auto industry has entered a full state of collapse with the country’s flagship KAMAZ truck company reporting 2024 earnings down a stunning -96%. March sales at the maker of Lada (AvtoVAS) down -33%, and overall Russia car market hitting -44% year-over-year. Russian Auto Industry in Freefall, as both AvtoVAS and KAMAZ Report Stunning Declines with KAMAZ 2024 profit down -96% and LADA March sales down -33% year-over-year and total auto market sales down -44%.

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