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2naSalit

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 03:12 PM 1 hr ago

Putin Just BURNED His Own Army Holding Crimea - Jason Jay Smart




Russia is pulling banks into the fight because the army can no longer protect the rear on its own. Ukraine’s strikes are hitting the supply networks, fuel systems, ports, pipelines, refineries, rail routes, and occupied Crimea infrastructure that keep the war moving.

Moscow keeps talking about victory while Russian losses mount, refinery capacity falls, and Crimea becomes harder to supply. Dzhankoi, Simferopol, Belbek, Saki, the Kerch Bridge area, fuel depots, highways, ports, and military logistics are all under pressure at the same time.

Russian soldiers are short on food, gasoline, diesel, rotations, and reliable support while Putin pretends the battlefield is still moving his way. A state that still controls the war does not need financial institutions pulled toward defense; Russia’s rear is opening, its army is losing control, and Ukraine is forcing Moscow to defend places it once treated as safe.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Putin’s Fatal Hubris Breaks Russia
02:13 - Capacity Bleed: Ukraine Wipes Out Russian Gasoline
03:43 - Mind Games: Zelenskyy’s Direct Challenge to Putin
04:46 - Supply Starvation: Ukraine Fractures Russian Frontline Logistics
05:54 - Oreshnik Exposed: Plant Strikes Blind Russian Missiles
07:08 - Coupon Crisis: Ukraine Isolates Russian Occupied Crimea
09:29 - Eternal Illusion: Putin Prioritizes Immortality Over Defense
11:55 - Tech Supremacy: Ukrainian AI Forces Kremlin Downfall
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Putin Just BURNED His Own Army Holding Crimea - Jason Jay Smart (Original Post) 2naSalit 1 hr ago OP
He's bankrupting Russia.................... Lovie777 1 hr ago #1
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