Tag: WarEconomy
Putin Orders Third Armed Forces Ceiling Hike of 2026
Russia has again expanded the authorized size of its armed forces, reinforcing a military structure built for prolonged war rather than postwar demobilization.The decree, signed by President Vladimir Putin on July 27, raises the ceiling to 2,426,130 personnel, including 1,535,000 servicemembers — the third such increase in 2026, according to…
How Ukraine’s Drones Are Draining Russia’s Fuel Tanks
Ukraine's long-range strike campaign has pushed Russia into its most widespread fuel crisis of the war, disabling as much as 40% of the country's refining capacity and splitting Russia into rationing zones and stockpiling zones. The pressure now extends beyond refineries to the tankers supplying occupied Crimea, isolating the peninsula's…
