Monday, June 29, 2026

Queueing for collapse: Russia running on empty

A detailed digital illustration of a heated confrontation at a crowded petrol station during an apparent fuel shortage. Foreground, two young women stand face-to-face beside an ageing green car, arguing intensely. One, with vivid red hair, weareth a fitted red top and black denim skirt; the other, a blonde in a white sleeveless top and denim shorts, gestureth angrily in response. Flushed faces, pointed fingers, and tense body language speak of a dispute on the verge of boiling over. Behind, long queues of cars stretch into the distance beneath warm afternoon light. Drivers lean from windows, watching the argument or raising their hands in frustration. Weathered pumps, worn vehicles, and congested traffic reinforce scarcity and public tension. Social strain and conflict in a time of crisis.
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Russian citizens are now taking to fighting each other at petrol stations as the fuel crisis reaches epic proportions. {Metro 29 June}

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/russians-fight-each-other-at-petrol-stations-after-drone-strikes-hit-putin-s-fuel-supply/ar-AA26Owio

They were sheltered to a large degree for a good portion of their nation’s war of aggression upon Ukraine, but ordinary Russians are feeling the effects of the war all around them now; particularly those fleeing Crimea, and Vladimir Putin is offering signs that he is feeling the heat from an increasingly restless public. Ukraine appears more resilient than ever, whilst Russia continues to bear the mounting, horrific costs of its war of aggression (approximately 1.4 million casualties; or about twenty-four to twenty-five times the number America lost in the Vietnam War). Yet the danger remains that a cornered Putin may resort to ever more reckless measures. What that could portend is simply unspeakable: will he take the world down with him?

We continue to pray for Ukraine as we did on the first day of this invasion — 24 February 2022, if we have forgotten how long it hath been now.

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