Overnight, Russian forces launched another wave of attacks across Ukraine, striking cities from Chernihiv to Kherson. The assault—carried out primarily with drones and guided bombs—targeted civilian infrastructure and residential areas, killing at least five people and injuring dozens more. The attacks underscore Moscow’s continued strategy of terrorizing population centers far from the front lines.
Russia’s financial problems are deepening by the day. In just five months, the balance of the state treasury has dropped by 3 trillion rubles (≈$37.5 billion). From the end of December to the end of May, the treasury’s balance fell from 11.5 trillion rubles (≈$143.75 billion) to 8.5 trillion rubles (≈$106.25 billion). The reasons are clear: falling budget revenues and rising war expenditures.
Russia’s treasury enters the end game, hemorrhaging $37.5 billion as deficits surge Read Post »
The month of May saw more hardship for Russia’s National Welfare Fund as the liquid portion decreased by another -$4 billion, leaving $36.1 billion according to state data released today. For the month a total of 29 tons of gold were reportedly sold, leaving 139. In addition, 11 billion Yuan were sold, leaving 153 billion.
Russia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Hollowed Out as Liquid Reserves continue to Collapse Read Post »
Russia’s automotive industry continues its spiral, with passenger car and light commercial vehicle sales plummeting another -27.5% year-on-year in May 2025, totaling only 98,300 units. This decline continues the downward trend observed in April, where sales dropped by 26%. The Ministry of Industry and Trade attributed the May slump to seasonal factors. However, auto dealers contest this explanation, noting that May typically sees a boost in demand.
Russia’s Automotive Sector Collapses Again In May, Down Another -28% Read Post »
In Russia, dying has never been more affordable—or more humiliating. Cardboard coffins, once reserved for unclaimed bodies and stray dogs, are now flying off the shelves. According to funeral directors quoted in Lenta.ru and other Russian outlets, up to 50% of all burials in some regions now use cardboard boxes instead of traditional wooden caskets. “We never used to offer them unless someone specifically asked,” admitted one undertaker. “Now people come in and ask for cardboard first.
In an unexpected show of admiration—and thinly veiled schadenfreude—thousands of Chinese internet users have praised Ukraine’s June 1st special operation, which disabled or destroyed 41 Russian strategic bombers across multiple airfields.
Chinese Social media applauds Ukraine’s strikes on Russian Airfields, Mocking Moscow Read Post »
Amid the ongoing aftermath of Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb – the meticulously planned drone strike targeting multiple Russian airbases – the Russian propaganda machine is in chaos. The operation reportedly damaged or destroyed 41 aircraft, including strategic bombers such as the Tu-95 and Tu-22M3, and rare A-50 early warning plane.
Operation Spiderweb: Russia’s Propaganda Machine Tangled in Its Own Web Read Post »
Only twenty-four hours after Ukraine’s stunning operation that destroyed 34% of Russia’s irreplaceable strategic bomber aircraft, the Kremlin emerged with a list of demands so extravagant, so impervious to military reality, that the true purpose of Moscow’s “peace proposal” could no longer be obscured: these negotiations are a performance—carefully staged to delay sanctions from Donald Trump, not to secure any credible end to the war.
The Istanbul Illusion: Russia’s Demands Reveal only Strategy to Delay US Sanctions Read Post »
