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Jaw-Dropping Scale of Putin’s Humiliating Crisis Revealed
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on Russia, intercepting 43,000 drones over Crimea in three months compared to 7,700 last year, targeting critical infrastructure including major oil refineries vital to Russia's economy.
- These attacks have severely disrupted Russia's oil industry, forcing Russia to rely on Kazakhstan for refining crude oil, highlighting the economic strain caused by Ukraine's strategic strikes.
- President Vladimir Putin is facing growing domestic pressure with declining public support, increased paranoia, and reliance on the FSB amid ongoing military setbacks and the looming State Duma elections.
- There are rumors of a new mass mobilization in Russia to replenish troops lost at an estimated rate of 6,000 per week, but widespread unpopularity and a significant number of draft-age men fleeing the country pose challenges.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky warned that Russia's airspace may soon close to commercial flights due to the conflict, signaling further isolation and hardship for Russian civilians.
