The energy superpower now rations fuel by QR code lottery
Governors negotiating jerry-can quotas. The assemblies voting not to convene. What the fuel crisis looks like from Samara, Pskov, Irkutsk, and Sevastopol.
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Russia started war with 41 Tu-22M3 irreplaceable bombers. It may have nine left
Russia stopped producing the Tu-22 in all variants in 1993, with no replacement program planned, leaving surviving bombers irreplaceable as combat losses and accidents mount.
Moscow’s boom, the provinces’ bust: Russia’s war economy turns predatory (MAP)
Civilian sectors starve as military spending and debt service take 46% of federal spending.
Trojan truck op: Kyiv destroys “34%” of Russia’s strategic bomber fleet within hours with truck-launched FPV drones (updated)
Zelenskyy said the operation was planned inside Russia, right next to an FSB office, and involved drone operators across three time zones.
Breaking: Russian strategic bombers ablaze en masse under SBU drone attack (video)
Sources report over 40 aircraft targeted, including A-50, Tu-95, Tu-22M3 bombers at two major bases, 2,000 and 4,000 km from Ukraine.