Russia's War Budget Runs Dry: Disaster Spreads - Jason Jay Smart

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Russia continues to attack Ukrainian cities, but its strength is fading. What began as terror is now a sign of collapse. The Kremlin knows it is cornered. Families shelter 106 meters underground in Kyiv’s Arsenalna station and wake to light, water, and defiance. Ukraine has adapted and now survives strikes that once would have crippled it.

When the war began, Ukraine had almost no air defense. Today interceptor drones stop hundreds of Russian missiles and drones before they reach their targets. These life saving drones, funded by viewers, are changing the course of the war.

At the same time, Ukraine is hitting the foundation of Russia’s power. Fifty eight energy sites have been destroyed since August, cutting oil output by almost forty percent. Refineries burn, exports fall, and the ruble weakens. India and China are hesitating to buy Russian oil under United States pressure. Debt and deficits grow as winter approaches. Even Putin’s submarines are failing at sea.

This is how Russia loses. Not only on the battlefield, but in the budgets, refineries, and factories that once powered its war. Ukraine’s precision and resilience are forcing the Kremlin to pay for its own aggression.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Cornered Kremlin
00:55 Life Underground in Kyiv
02:06 Ukraine Learns to Survive
03:11 Moscow’s Losing Game
04:19 Drones That Save Lives
05:09 The Oil War Russia Cannot Win
06:26 Sanctions and Buyers Pull Back
07:43 Moscow Runs Out of Cash
08:39 The Failing War Machine
09:31 India’s Calculus Changes
10:16 The Price of Aggression

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1. As the price of oil keeps dropping, russia's primary income drops with it.

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