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.

 

[Soldier30]

We publish archive footage of a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber dropping bombs at an ultra-low altitude in Ukraine. Presumably, FAB-250 bombs were dropped. The location of the shooting is not reported. It is worth noting that low-altitude bombing is no longer used now, as bombs with UMPK have appeared. The launch of a Ukrainian air defense missile is visible after the plane, whether the plane was shot down is unknown, the video does not show. The FAB-250 aerial bomb can be dropped from a height of 50 meters.

 

[Soldier30]

The Russian army has started using FPV drones of the Molniya type in Ukraine, equipped with an incendiary warhead. Technical information about the Molniya-1 UAV is in the link to the video in the comments to the video, there is no technical information yet about the Molniya-2 UAV. The video shows a Molniya- UAV strike on a temporary stay point of the Ukrainian army located in one of the buildings. The location of the shooting is not reported.

 

[Relic]

The price of crude oil continues to tank. It's down about 3% in overnight trading and if the markets react the way we're expecting tomorrow, it might drop 5% in 25 hours, after plumeting sharply last week.

This is music to my ears. Russia doesn't care at all about it's people. They're more than happy to toss their men (young and old) into a wood chipper, in order to support Putin's expansionist desires. The number of fatalities endured by Russia will not bring an end to Russia's aggression, but you know what will? Oil prices. The Russians are already being stretched incredibly thin economically. Interest rates for borrowing money in Russia are in the range of 20%, and have been for some time. Inflation has continued to ravage the country and the people have lost tremendous buying power over the course of the war. The death knell would be oil prices crashing down near $50.00 per barrel, because Russian Urals would trade at a further $5.00-$10.00 discount to that, which would be a devastating blow to Russia's cash flow (especially it's foreign currency liquidity). In that scenario, Putin would basically be forced to negotiate an end to the war, or risk Russia falling off the cliff into a significant financial depression that could take years to recover from.

 

[Soldier30]

Footage of a Ukrainian M113 armored personnel carrier running into a mine barrier near the settlement of Kondrashovka, in the Kupyansk direction. The mine barrier is made of three TM-62 mines. The M113 armored personnel carrier was developed in the USA in 1959 and was produced until 2007, a review is available on the channel. At the end of the video, there is an insert showing a Ukrainian T-64 tank running into mines near the settlement of Yampol, in the Krasnolimansk direction.

 

[Spitfire9]

West Texas crude below $60 dollars a barrel 0920 GMT 7th April.

Crude Oil - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News

Crude Oil decreased 12.30 USD/BBL or 17.15% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Crude Oil - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on April of 2025.

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That is below the EU price cap of $60 per barrel. I guess the EU needs to lower the price cap.

Countries know they can buy Russian crude at a discount to the world market price for crude. It will be interesting to see what price they can squeeze out of Russia now for its crude.