Tambov Oblast, Russia - At 4am there is a line of 160 vehicles waiting at a Rosneft gas station in Stroitel, a settlement of around 19,000 residents.

Russian troops used a machine gun the wrong way, and it turned into a wild ride. The lesson from this went over their heads.

Stavropol, Russia. Gas prices are now 150 rubles per liter, or $7.50 per gallon due to crippled Russian refining capacity.

"The biggest calculation error of the Islamic Republic [of Iran] is that every time it survives a crisis, it thinks that its strategy was correct. And this misunderstanding imposes a bigger crisis and disaster on the country. This system has no understanding of the difference between "bearing the cost" and "winning". Every time he was saved from collapse, he considered it a sign of the correctness of his strategy; No chance to reconsider." Mehdi Parpanchi

President Ahmad al-Sharaa is always playing a role for the camera. Especially when it comes to what uniform he will wear in different periods of his career. He went from a 'jihadist in hiding' attire with in first media appearance back in 2012 to a religiously devout commander in 2016, to a George Washington type circa 2018-2023, and now he is dressing up as polished politician. View quoted note →

Zelenskyy explains the reason he can't go to Moscow during his presser with Trump.

Russians are reportedly camping in tents at the gas stations, as the wait for fuel has now come to be measured in days.

The CIA is going on its regular public relations run again. They just can't keep silent. #Ukraine #Russia

Compilation of the long fuel lines occuring inside Russia

Alleged video of an attack on an IRGC base in the western Iranian province of Lorestan by the Kurdish militia SMK TRANSLATION OF VIDEO TEXT: "The Zagros Storm units of the Kurdistan National Guard successfully targeted one of the occupying Revolutionary Guard bases in a storm operation."

Fuel theft inside Russia and parts of the occupied territories, is allegedly on the rise due to both the increased prices and rationing.

Price of gas in Moscow has now reached $8 per gallon.

A man from Krasnoyarsk is complaining that fuel is now being rationed and the prices are increasing despite the presence of a nearby refinery. Krasnoyarsk is roughly 3400 km from Moscow.

The fuel shortages in Crimea is causing this individual to beg Ukraine to stop striking supplies coming in from Russia.

Russians are complaining about fuel shortages in Lennigrad, Moscow, Crimea

What happens when a World Champion shooter takes on professional FPV drone pilots?

The great-grandson of Leonid Brezhnev, the fifth leader of the Soviet Union surrendered to Ukraine.

🚨The draft memorandum between U.S and Iran What reallly matters from it: - The IRGC's leadership & military infrastructure have been devastated - the IRGC/Basij is damaged but not destroyed - Iran cannot wage a prolonged war and export oil and gas - Iran cannot impose deterrence on Israel with regards to its actions in Lebanon or Gaza. - The regime in Iran has to face a population still seeking retribution for the January/ February protest deaths. - The economy of Iran has yet to recover from being cut off from the internet -The UAE will be less than permissive about allowing Iran to use it to access the global financial system.

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#Australia A 16 year old boy steals a motorbike, collides with an unmarked police car. The child dies and the police officer gets convicted.

Sydney police officer sentenced over death of Indigenous 16yo

A NSW Police officer convicted over a fatal collision that killed an Indigenous teenager has avoided time behind bars.