00:00Russia's economy is bleeding out, and Ukraine's drones are responsible.
00:04Bloomberg confirmed this month that Russia's crude oil processing fell to its lowest level
00:09in 16 years in April 2026, down to 4.69 million barrels a day. That is 18% below where
00:18Russia
00:18was before it invaded Ukraine. The reason? 21 separate Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian
00:24oil refineries, export terminals, and pipeline-pumping stations in April alone. Russia also suspended
00:31its Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, cutting off its own remaining European revenue
00:36stream. Oil is the lifeblood of Russia's military budget. Less oil means less money. Less money
00:43means less ammunition, less equipment, and less ability to sustain a war that is already killing
00:481,000 soldiers a day. Western analysts long underestimated Russia's economic resilience.
00:55But Ukraine has found the pressure point, and it is the energy sector. The collapse may be
01:00slow, but the direction is clear.
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