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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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Moscow lures young African women to Russia to assemble drones

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With deceptive offers of “jobs in the technology field”, Russia’s government has been using slick social media tricks to lure thousands of 18-22 year old women from impoverished African nations to Russia, that are then forced into assembling Shahed drones. According to Bloomberg, Russia is actively sourcing labor from over 40 countries to help assemble deadly Shahed-136 kamikaze drones used against Ukrainian civilians and soldiers. One major recruitment hub is Botswana.

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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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War

Ukraine Catches Russian “Shadow Fleet” Vessel in Broad Daylight

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In a fresh blow against Russia’s economic crimes, Ukraine’s Maritime Border Guard, together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), intercepted a vessel from Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea. The ship was caught transporting Ukrainian grain stolen from Russian-occupied Crimea. According to investigators, in late 2024, the vessel carried approximately 5,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat from the port of Sevastopol —

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Ukraine News

Tortured body found is Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna

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Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, missing since August 2023, has been confirmed dead following her detention in Russian captivity. Her body was returned to Ukraine in February 2025 and identified through DNA analysis conducted by Ukrainian authorities. During the examination of bodies handed over by Russia, officials found one labeled with the name “Roshchyna,” according to Yurii Bielousov, Head of the War Department at the Prosecutor General’s Office.

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War

Son of CIA Deputy Director dies fighting for Putin

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Another deranged casualty of Russian disinformation, the 21-year-old American son of CIA Deputy Director Julian Gallina Gloss — has become wormfood fighting for Putin in Ukraine. It’s now been made public that Michael Gloss was killed by Ukrainian forces in April 2024. A self-proclaimed anti-fascist, Gloss gravitated toward anti-establishment circles, joined hippie communities, and embraced radical leftist ideology. “He was very angry at America. He started thinking about going to Russia.

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War

Another of Putin’s top generals assassinated in Moscow

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Senior Russian General Yaroslav Moskalik High ranking members of Putin’s war machine continue to explode around Russia, as another Russian General, Yaroslav Moskalik, 59, has been assassinated after a car bomb exploded in Balashikha, a suburb of Moscow According to pro-Kremlin sources, the blast occurred precisely as Moskalik walked past a parked Volkswagen Golf rigged with a homemade explosive device. Footage of the explosion later surfaced online, confirming the timing and force of the blast.

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Crisis in Russia, Economy & Business

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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