Russia poured 46% of its budget into the military in early 2026 even as revenue fell — ISW
Moscow promised to cut war spending in 2026. It raised it 30% instead, according to an expert's assessment.
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Russia’s oil production falls for sixth straight month as Ukrainian drone strikes hit storage and transport
Companies redirected crude to restored Baltic and Black Sea ports, lifting exports from 3.17 to 3.64 million barrels a day, while the extraction tax base underneath kept contracting.
Half of Russia’s budget now goes to war—and the Kremlin hid the real number (INFOGRAPHIC)
German intelligence exposes systematic accounting deception.
Russia dives into its nuclear past — prepares to raise Soviet submarines from Arctic seabed
Two Soviet-era wrecks, both radioactive and tied to deadly accidents, are now at the center of Russia’s Arctic ambitions.
Intel: Russia’s economy transforms into military dependency, while oil revenues drop 17%
Russia has trapped itself in a "military rent" scenario where continuing the war becomes financially impossible, yet stopping it triggers mass unemployment and economic restructuring.