Putin, manically pouring missiles and drones over the cities of Ukraine to try and intimidate the people of Ukraine into submission, is his deperate attempt to conceal that the four walls of his bunker are relenlessly closing in upon him.
As reported by Hanna Arhirova (left),
"Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting regions across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more, Ukrainian officials said.
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“Each such strike is not a military necessity but
a deliberate strategy by Russia to intimidate civilians and destroy our infrastructure,” Zelenskyy said in a statement on his official Telegram account." (AP: 20 September 2025) (my emphasis)
This manic and desperate bombing of the civilians of Ukraine by Putin comes against the backdrop of Ukraine's calculated and deliberate continuous destruction of Putin's oil refineries and Russia's infrastucture.
"Ukraine's General Staff said that it had struck two oil refineries overnight on Sept. 20 in Russia's Saratov and Samara oblasts, confirming earlier reports on social media from Russian residents.
The General Staff also added in its announcement that it had damaged the main transport infrastructure facility in Samara. It said that explosions and fires had been recorded, while the final results of these strikes are still being determined.
"All affected facilities are involved in supplying the Russian Armed Forces," the General Staff wrote." (Kyiv Independent on Yahoo News: 20 September 2025) (my emphasis)
Furthermore, an economic bombshell has just landed upon Putin's head.
The Independent has just reported that,
This initiative follows Russia's recent incursion into Estonian airspace, where three MiG-31 fighter jets remained without permission for 12 minutes, causing global outrage." (The Independent on MSN: 21 September 2025) (my emphasis)
Furthermore,
"The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has previously suggested a loan to Ukraine backed by "cash balances" from frozen Russian assets, aiming to avoid outright confiscation." (ibid The Independent)
In his financial desperation, Putin is now resorting to raise taxes to fund his war with Ukraine.
As reported by John Varga (right),
"Vladimir Putin plans to slap higher taxes on rich Russians as he desperately searches for more money to fund his war in Ukraine. The Kremlin boss said the government was considering increasing levies on dividends or raising tax rates on luxury goods - both of which measures would hit wealthy citizens." (Express: 20 September 2025) (my emphasis)
As he explains,
"Russia is on the borrowed time.....
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Many millions of Russian men ... the best and the brightest have left the country.
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I am sure that the victory of Ukraine will not come from the front lines but rather from inside Russia where Moscow's elites will tear each other and the country apart..... Because Russian elites are addicted to money" (Inside Russia: 19 September 2025: YouTube)
In the video below he goes on to explain exactly why Putin is fast running out of money to support his war against Ukraine, which also explains why he now has to slap higher taxes on rich Russians, as reported by John Varga.
Is it any wonder that Putin now needs his war in Ukraine for his own survival?
"There is "absolutely no evidence" Russia's president wants to negotiate peace in Ukraine, the head of Britain's foreign intelligence service has said.
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"MI6 chief Sir Richard Moore told a news conference on Friday Vladimir Putin was "stringing us along".
"He seeks to impose his imperial will by all means at his disposal. But he cannot succeed," Sir Moore said.
"Bluntly, Putin has bitten off more than he can chew. He thought he was going to win an easy victory. But he - and many others - underestimated the Ukrainians."
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"Putin has sought to convince the world that Russian victory is inevitable. But he lies. He lies to the world. He lies to his people. Perhaps he even lies to himself," he said."
Putin is "mortgaging his country's future for his own personal legacy and a distorted version of history", he added, saying the war was "accelerating this decline". (Sky News on MSN: 20 September 2025) (my emphasis)
As Autumn leads to Winter, the looming question is :-
"How, now, will the people of Russia react to the economic deprivations that Putin is now forcing upon them to, in the words of Sir Richard Moore, "impose his imperial will by all means at his disposal"?
Like Russia, Putin is now also running on 'fumes'.
UPDATE: 23 September 2025: GMT 08:02
""Ukraine's army conducted devastating strikes on Russian munition depots, inflicting serious damage. The attacks targeted warehouses storing large quantities of ammunition and over 19,000 drone units in August and September." (Express: 22 September 2025) (my emphasis)
"The number of registered businesses in Russia has slumped to its lowest point since 2010, according to Ukraine's foreign intelligence service (SZRU). It claims Russia has lost approximately 486,000 business since 2022, leaving the country with 3.17 million business enterprises operating across the country, as of September 1, 2025.
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… In July, GDP grew just by 0.4% on the previous year and growth in corporate profits has weakened, while real wages have also decelerated, The Economist has reported. Trade sanctions have also limited access to markets for businesses, leading to dampened economic opportunities." (Daily Express on MSN: 22 September 2025) (my emphasis)
Furthermore, following Putin's 'drone' invasion of Polish airspace on 9 September 2025 , Daniel Smith-EL & Ethan Evans reported that,
"Ukraine is reportedly on the brink of striking a significant deal with Poland, which could prove pivotal in its conflict with Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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"We will sign an agreement on cooperation between the ministries, as well as on acquiring drone control skills," he stated.... I think that the Poles are very much looking forward to this after such enormous efforts aimed at helping the population." (Wales Online on MSN: 19 September 2025) (my emphasis)
"British jets are ready to 'confront' Russian planes violating NATO airspace, the Foreign Secretary told the UN on Monday as she accused Moscow of risking 'direct armed confrontation'.
Yvette Cooper condemned recent Russian incursions into NATO airspace as she addressed the UN Security Council for the first time as Foreign Secretary." (Daily Mail: 22 September 2025) (my emphasis)
DRM: 22 September 2025: YouTube
And yet again, with nothing else left in his war-toolbox, Putin is again threatening 'nuclear war' by ostensibly offering to,
".... voluntarily maintain the limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons set in the 2010 New START accord after it expires in February if the U.S. agreed to do the same." (Andrew Osborn, Vladimir Soldatkin and Jonathan Landay : Reuters: 22 September 2025) (my emphasis)
This totally 'meaninglessness' offer of Putin's is yet another indication of the walls of his bunker relenlessly closing in upon him.
Putin is now scraping the bottom of the 'political' barrel for his survival
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