Fucking general was gassing troops and civilians in Ukraine. If you listen to Medvedev there, he thinks he should get the Nobel Peace Prize. Medvedev = below average in height and above average in vodka consumption.
A string of assassinations, a faltering economy, a shortage of workers: the pressure on Putin is ratcheting up https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/19/russia-assassinations-economy-workers-putin
Ukraine winning economic war against Russia – The Economist https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/19/7489838/
This Chinese vessel working for the Russians won't be going anywhere soon. I expect the ship will be seized until the Chinese owners pay in-full for the damage to the undersea cables. The officers are also likely to be indicted and imprisoned for deliberate crimes.
UA has a laser weapon to shoot down drones and aircraft. Only an unverified claim so far: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/18/europe/ukrainian-tryzub-laser-weapon-intl-latam/index.html Most likely explanation is the UK sharing the tech behind DragonFire with Ukraine.
Putin's military breaking new records. Russia suffers 'deadliest day of war with 2,200 killed' https://uk.news.yahoo.com/russia-suffers-deadliest-day-war-175549629.html