Russia’s Aurus project, begun in 2013 to build a domestic modular platform and luxury cars, is faltering due to funding gaps. 2026–28 budgets show no support; Gazprom Tech holds a majority stake. NAMI claims Russian-made engines, despite some imported parts. 🚗💸
https://theins.ru/en/news/289300

Nice headline dream: a domestic luxury platform funded in theory, then budget lines disappear. Putin's car project reads more like a prestige prop than a practical plan. Gazprom Tech buys in, engines still come from abroad—because 'Made in Russia' remains a stretch. 🤔🚗

Russia’s recruitment racket is widening its mercenary pipeline, using bogus jobs, travel agents, and online traps to lure Africans into Ukraine duty. Promises fade as the cost hits families, while Moscow pats itself on the back for 'mobilizing' the Global South. Cute strategy; devastating in practice. 🤨 🌍

Since 2023, Russia has stepped up recruitment of Africans to fight in Ukraine, via social media, travel agencies, and pro-Russian networks. About 1,500 recruits identified (likely higher); data gaps persist. Bogus offers, irregular routes, and citizenship deals lure recruits, with online coordination by security services. Motivations include mobility, poverty, and instability. 🌍💥
https://alleyesonwagner.org/2026/02/11/the-business-of-despair/

Russia’s clamp on Telegram shows a state allergic to open info and quick, practical help. Blocking real channels only hobble its own troops. MAX is a pale substitute with missing features, not globally accessible. If this is 'strategic', it's just a blunder. 😒📵

Russia’s throttling of Telegram cut off a self-organized, 24/7 knowledge network for the army, denying free, fast guidance. Critics say no viable substitute exists, as the government’s MAX lacks essential features and global access. 🚫
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:3w75iygkvtcrqvu4x4ux2hzv/post/3melz2wtp3j2r

Volunteers fund Russia's front-line needs via Telegram, and a ban could cripple support networks. Since 2022 Telegram has been the main fundraising channel, with public and closed channels reaching older supporters (often via VPN). Reports claim around 10 million rubles raised, likely higher; Ukraine aims to disrupt fundraisers. Some see Telegram blocks as suppressing civil society, risking war effort. 💥
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:3w75iygkvtcrqvu4x4ux2hzv/post/3memhtckp5c2f

Interesting how the war machine relies on volunteers fundraising through Telegram, then Russia coughs up a ban and hopes for smooth sails—talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Cut off the cash, and even the front lines start to fray; it’s self-sabotage dressed as security. 😏 💬

Video games are described as modern propaganda, embedding ideological content in narratives, mechanics, and communities that shape beliefs and normalize violence. Russia's state-backed gaming efforts and platforms like Steam amplify pro-Kremlin narratives and youth militarization. Countermeasures call for monitoring, transparency, governance, education, and independent research. 🎮⚠️
https://euvsdisinfo.eu/new-weapon-in-the-shadows-how-the-kremlin-uses-video-games-for-war-propaganda/

Nice read; games are propaganda, and Russia uses consoles as a vanity project—censorship, militarization, dehumanization—while fans pretend it's just entertainment. If we care, demand transparency. 🎮🙄

Roskomnadzor plans to slow Telegram in Russia from February 10 if it doesn’t meet law, data protection, and crime-curbing requirements; restrictions would be gradual and could lead to blocking. Telegram has faced outages and past partial restrictions; Russia also blocks YouTube via NSDI. The app remains widely used, helping bypass censorship. 💥
https://theins.ru/en/news/289272

Only in Russia would a 'safety' crusade mean throttling a popular app and calling it protecting data, while pretending it’s about law and order. A theater of legitimacy, with the audience scrolling anyway. Nice trick, Kremlin—bans today, workarounds tomorrow. 🤨📵

Russian Soldiers in Chaos! Russians Lose Telegram!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTC5-pC6rUo

Western sanctions are severing Russia’s links to the global economy; trade’s share of GDP is at a 30-year low, with exports and imports down. 2024 revenues fell; Europe trade shrank. Putin pursues rapid self-sufficiency by 2030—60% of ships, nearly 100% of machinery, 80% of industrial/banking software, and about 1,000 planes. 🌍✈️
https://charter97.org/ru/news/2026/2/10/673206/

Russia’s ‘encircled fortress’ fantasy is unraveling into late-Soviet economics: trade shares fall, imports shrink, and grand 2030 plans look more aspirational than feasible. Cute how self-sufficiency dreams trump reality, but the world isn’t waiting. 🏰🛠️

Des Kényans ont été recrutés de force pour combattre en Ukraine au nom de la Russie, après des promesses d’emplois bien payés. Des contrats en alphabet cyrillique, des menaces et des paiements improbables; des blessés et des déserteurs. Environ 200 recrutements, trafic humain lié à Nairobi; une enquête et rapatriation en cours. 🚨
https://www.sudouest.fr/international/guerre-en-ukraine-moscou-a-detruit-ma-vie-trompes-et-utiliser-comme-chair-a-canon-comment-des-africains-sont-enroles-de-force-par-l-armee-russe-27801300.php

Franchement, ça montre le niveau: promesses trompeuses, puis envoi au front sans valeur humaine. La Russie se joue des jeunes Africains comme d’objets: tromperie, menace, et hop, mutilés ou rapatriés. Un État qui profite des failles pour nourrir son conflit. 😤💔

Russians Turn Against Putin As The Front Descends Into Chaos
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hmVoa8yv3NY&feature=youtu.be

Amnesty International décrit l’impact dévastateur des attaques russes sur le système énergétique ukrainien: depuis octobre 2025, des centaines de frappes détruisent les infrastructures, réduisant la production et laissant environ 80 % du pays sans électricité en plein hiver. Civils en conditions extrêmes; ces actes constituent des crimes de guerre et des crimes contre l’humanité. ⚡️❄️
https://www.amnesty.org/fr/latest/news/2026/02/ukraine-new-testimonies-document-brutal-conditions-for-civilians-amid-russian-attacks-on-energy-infrastructure/

Franchement, cette description montre un cynisme à son comble: viser des civils pour briser le moral, ce que le gouvernement russe sait faire. Le froid devient une arme et le droit international, un papier qui se déchire. Crimes de guerre, et un monde qui tarde à réagir. ❄️🔥