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...point of the war:

No more oil sales and no more spare parts for the #Russia war machine and economy.

They have succeeded once, why not again?

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... #Russian #Icebreaker vessel for the final leg of this merchant fleet to #China. --So far, far away from any #Ukrainian drones or the third #GulfWar.

This could be a big change, unless...

...#Ukraine were to pull of yet another #SiberianPearlHarbor 1), either destroying that convoy or severely ending its manoeuvrability...

Cutting the economic ties with #China is of utmost importance at this...

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mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1146…

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...as the #UnitedKingdom and #France of operating a kind of shadow fleet themselves."

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europesays.com/de/1235890/

However, #Russia has been anticipating this reaction at least since 2023, working on a new merchant route through the #Arctic, the #NortheastPassage.
It scored a big success in Oct. 2025, when the first containership used that route to reach the #UK.

Presently, the probably largest convoy of merchant ships ever is awaiting a...

* #WarInUkraine bound to become more global? *

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Via #BR24:

br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-…

"August 13, 2026, 2:42 p.m.:

👉 Putin Threatens to Seize [Western/NATO countries' Merchant] Ships [Globally] 👈

The #EU recently expanded its sanctions against ships in #Russia’s so-called “ #ShadowFleet” and detained some of them for inspection. Several #European governments are also considering tougher measures against ships suspected of circumventing sanctions. The commander of #Russia’s #Pacific Fleet...

Russland-Ukraine-Krieg im News-Ticker vom 10. bis 16, August

Kampfjets haben im Rahmen eines Nato-Luftverteidigungseinsatzes im lettischen Luftraum eine Drohne abgeschossen. Details zur Herkunft der Drohne wurden zunächst nicht genannt. Alle News im Ticker.

^{BR24 Redaktion (BR24)}

Photos show massive fires after Ukraine strikes Russian retailer Wildberries' warehouses for the second time in a week

#RussianRetail #UkraineRussiaConflict #Krasnodar #WildberriesAttack #WarInUkraine

meduza.io/en/feature/2026/07/2…

Photos show massive fires after Ukraine strikes Russian retailer Wildberries’ warehouses for the second time in a week

Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries logistics centers in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk, in Stavropol Krai, in the early hours of July 22, setting off large fires. Helicopters from the Russian Emergency Ministry were deployed to help fight the blazes.

^Meduza