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“They don’t intend to enter Ukrainian higher educational institutions. Neither boys nor girls. There are about 90% of such children in some classes. Theoretically speaking, 27 out of 30 will leave. Most likely, forever”. This is a quote from the post by the founder of a private distance learning school, which went viral last year. This post was related to a specific, rather unique school, but it raised a relevant discussion for the umpteenth time: where do we stand in terms of demographic issues? What is in store for the country, whose young people are leaving? And what is the real scope of the definitely urgent problem?

Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 28.06.25 (орієнтовно)

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Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has stated that the Kremlin plans to reduce defence spending, the share of which in the national budget has reached record levels not seen since the Soviet era.

Source: The Moscow Times, an independent Amsterdam-based news outlet

Details: Putin said current military expenditures amount to RUB 13.5 trillion (US$150 billion), with Russia’s GDP standing at RUB 223 trillion (US$2.5 trillion), which equals 6.3% of GDP.

Quote from Putin: "We are planning to reduce defence spending. For next year, and the year after that and so on – for the next three years – we are planning, although there is not yet a final agreement between the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development, but overall everyone is thinking in that direction."

Details: He stressed that the increase in military spending has led to inflation, which the government continues to battle. Putin said that Russia’s GDP growth this year will slow compared to previous years, when the economy was growing by more than 4% annually.

Putin stated that the slowdown is a deliberate measure to fight inflation. Meanwhile, he mentioned NATO’s plans to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.

Other top officials have also pointed to problems in the Russian economy. Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov stated that the country is already "on the brink" of economic recession. Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, warned of depleted resources that had previously supported growth amid warfare and sanctions. She said Russia has run out of spare labour, idle industrial capacity and reserves from the National Wealth Fund, two-thirds of whose liquid assets have already been spent.

Alexander Shokhin, Chairman of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, said that many companies are on the verge of default. Alexey Mordashov, the main shareholder of Severstal, which is one of Russia’s largest steel and mining companies, warned of a risk of large-scale bankruptcies due to high interest rates and falling demand. Businessman Arkady Rotenberg noted that businesses are struggling to survive under expensive loans, calling the current situation "not a very good factor for business".

Background:

Russia is gradually exhausting its macroeconomic reserves, in particular the Russian National Wealth Fund (NWF), but its potential to further finance the war remains.Earlier, Russian analysts predicted that the liquid part of the National Wealth Fund could be completely exhausted by early 2026. These estimates were made against the backdrop of falling oil and gas prices.

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‼️SSO destroyed a unit of front-line Su-34 fighter-bombers at the Marinovka airfield in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation

As part of reducing the Russian aggressor's capabilities to deliver air and bombing strikes on the territory of Ukraine, on the night of June 27, units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, inflicted damage on the Marinovka airfield in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation.

According to preliminary information, four units of enemy aviation equipment were destroyed, namely Su-34 aircraft, and the technical and operational part - a place where various combat aircraft are maintained and repaired.

Special Operations Forces: Always beyond the border!

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The Adler unit shot down 2 Russian Forpost-R drones, the cost of which is about $ 7,000,000!

This UAV is used for reconnaissance from higher altitudes, as a means of electronic warfare/electronic warfare, for radar reconnaissance, and the possibility of using FAB-20 has also been announced.

The Forpost appeared in the Russians under an Israeli license in 2012. It uses parts from the USA, Great Britain and Switzerland.

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This night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a massive attack on the permanent deployment point of the 328th Airborne Assault Regiment of the 104th Airborne Division of the Russian Armed Forces. The units were stationed in the village of Novaya Mayachka in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region.

In 2023, this division suffered heavy losses and was unable to complete its assigned tasks in the Kherson region during an attempt to storm the Ukrainian bridgehead near the village of Krynki. In 2024, the unit also suffered huge losses during a missile strike using HIMARS on a military training ground near the village of Podo-Kalynivka in the Kherson region.

P.S. On June 14, 2025, the 328th Regiment received humanitarian aid in the form of Ermak-18 fire extinguishers. It is obvious that the “preparations” were carried out in advance, however, judging by the video materials, there was nothing to put out there...

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Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 27.06.25 (орієнтовно)

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EU leaders have reached a political agreement to extend existing sanctions against Russia for another six months, but they did not approve the new, 18th package of restrictive measures.

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty editor Rikard Jozwiak on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Jozwiak’s sources said that the leaders had agreed to extend all current sanctions against Russia for another six months.

"No agreement among EU leaders on the latest sanctions package – 18th. Slovakia is still not giving green light. Discussions likely resume among EU ambassadors in the coming days", the journalist wrote.

Jozwiak did not mention Hungary, which had also previously threatened to block the sanctions.

Background:

Earlier, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that Slovakia would demand a postponement of the vote on the 18th sanctions package against Russia until its concerns over gas supply after 2027 are addressed.Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár said that Slovakia was ready to support the sanctions package. However, he added that Slovakia would demand "guarantees" and EU support to mitigate the impact of a potential halt in Russian energy supplies.Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa stated that although she was not sure the 18th sanctions package would be approved on 26 June, her country would continue to push for additional sanctions against Russia.

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