Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[Soldier30]

Episode of the rescue of a Russian Ural truck from an attack by a Ukrainian FPV drone. The video was filmed by Russian servicemen of the 3rd motorized rifle division in the Luhansk region, near the village of Melovatki. The drone is being fired at from small arms at a long distance. The drone was destroyed above the truck itself. Judging by the video, the truck was not damaged.

 

[Spitfire9]

A direct effect of the US tariffs is that trade with many countries is very likely to fall, denting the GDP of those exporting countries. An indirect effect is that world demand for crude may fall, resulting in the price of crude falling and Russia being forced to sell its crude at a lower price. That would make it more difficult for Russia to finance the war, increasing the pressure on Russia to reduce spending on the war.

In the 2025 budget defence spending was forecast to increase, not decrease so I think that Trump has unintentionally made it more difficult for Putin to continue the war.