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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 2h

in the event of a peace deal russia must still withdraw and pay reparations, the frozen assets will not cover it, so that should not be a problem

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 2h

absolutely !

southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 9h

@cnn.com #shame

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - Kalingrad (eu) auto industry situation

Good to see the satellite hurts as well

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - gasoline today situation

Chronicles of the fuel crisis: how the domestic petroleum products market is changing

(softpedaling the situation)

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - prices taxes and wages situation

Prices and taxes are rising, but wages aren't. Experts are dashing Finance Minister Siluanov's optimism

(everything is fine)😀

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - show me the money situation

FAS: Utility companies collected an extra 30 billion rubles from the public. Where does our housing and utilities money go?

(To the war stupid! - and definitely not on infrastructure)

southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - agricultural situation

For the first time in many years, Russia has become a net importer of agricultural products.

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - tomato price situation

Tomato prices are skyrocketing in Russia. Why are they almost 800 rubles in some regions?

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - construction costs situation

Construction costs in Russia have increased by 90% in five years.

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - brick situation

Construction brick production in Russia could fall by 43%.

Construction brick production in Russia could decline by 7.3% in 2025, to 1.81 billion bricks. By 2030, the decline will be 43.2% compared to 2025 levels

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - no dividends for you situation

The developer decided not to share

PIK Group (russias 2nd largest developer) has suspended dividend payments for an indefinite period.

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 11h

russia - coal today situation

More than 130 coal companies have applied for government support.

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

russia - more money situation !

"If you want to live, pay the healthcare tax": Russian housewives may suffer the most from the introduction of paid compulsory medical insurance.

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Russian stuff blowing up: Russian electronics plant in Siberia burns

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Russian stuff blowing up: Russian electronics plant in Siberia burns

This fire is unlikely to have been caused by Ukrainian drones. Novosibirsk is in southern Siberia north of where Kazakhstan and Mongolia meet. Russia attacked a hummus factory. Tomorrow I suppose they...

www.dailykos.com

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

As The Drone War Intensifies, Ukrainians Fight To Care For Their Own

www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

As The Drone War Intensifies, Ukrainians Fight To Care For Their Own

The war that transformed Ukraine’s battlefields is now transforming its health care for veterans.

www.forbes.com

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Why Would Russia Revive Horse Cavalry on the Battlefield in the Age of War Drones?

A symptom of exhaustion—an army running out of fuel but rich in imperial myths.

united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Why Would Russia Revive Horse Cavalry on the Battlefield in the Age of War Drones?

Russia’s use of horses in Ukraine reveals deep logistical failures—and a propaganda effort rooted in nostalgia.

united24media.com

southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Promised Danish crackdown on Russia’s “shadow fleet” means data gathering for sanctions, maritime analyst explains

theins.ru/en/news/285645

Promised Danish crackdown on Russia’s “shadow fleet” means data gathering for sanctions, maritime analyst explains

Danish authorities announced yesterday that they intend to tighten environmental oversight of oil tankers in the port of Skagen, through which thousands of vessels pass annually en route from the Balt...

theins.ru

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Budget of mass destruction: VAT hike signals Russia’s course toward prolonged war and economic decline

theins.ru/en/economics...

Budget of mass destruction: VAT hike signals Russia’s course toward prolonged war and economic decline

Russia’s federal budget is being rewritten on the fly. Although the final deficit for 2025 remains to be seen, the country’s Finance Ministry has released the draft budget for 2026, which includes a f...

theins.ru

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight

Turns out Republicans still haven’t figured out the politics of health care.

www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight

Turns out Republicans still haven’t figured out the politics of health care.

www.thebulwark.com

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Trump Starts to Panic as His MAGA Queen Slips Away

Marjorie Taylor Greene is not toeing the party line, and President Trump has questions.https://archive.md/dxQFz

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Ukraine says a massive Russian overnight missile and drone barrage was packed with 100,000 foreign-made parts

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Ukraine says a massive Russian overnight missile and drone barrage was packed with 100,000 foreign-made parts

Zelenskyy said Russia fired 496 strike drones and 53 missiles in one night, and they had 102,785 foreign-made components, including from the US.

www.yahoo.com

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Ukraine's war surges demand for a 100-year-old heavy machine gun

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Ukraine's war surges demand for a 100-year-old heavy machine gun

FN Browning told Business Insider that annual global demand for its machine guns, including the M2, has doubled compared to 2022.

www.yahoo.com

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Ukraine just broke cover on its newest homemade Neptune missile. It's bulked up with the latest upgrades.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Ukraine just broke cover on its newest homemade Neptune missile. It's bulked up with the latest upgrades.

The Neptune, originally designed as an anti-ship missile, has received significant upgrades and modifications since its combat debut.

www.yahoo.com

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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 12h

Georgian Election Boycott Gives Ruling Party a Free Ride

The Georgian opposition’s decision to boycott local elections proved counter-productive. The authoritarian governing party will now have even more leeway.

cepa.org/article/geor...

Georgian Election Boycott Gives Ruling Party a Free Ride

The Georgian opposition’s decision to boycott local elections proved counter-productive. The authoritarian governing party now has leeway.

cepa.org