Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports that Russian economic planners are already preparing the economy for the end of the Ukraine conflict and a likely transformation of state demand in industry.
Officials reportedly forecast partial demobilisation, lower incentive payments to servicemen, a reduction in state defence orders, fewer industrial shifts, lower employment in industry and reduced payments to workers.
They say a positive way out would be to support business investment activity and encourage the growth of small and medium-sized businesses, including companies created by veterans.
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North Korean state media published a new report on Kim Jong Un inspecting a local defense plant and its fulfillment of ballistic missile production plans for the first half of 2026.
The current scale of Hwasong-11 ballistic missile production is huge.
A Russian drone struck the site of Ukraine’s Centralized Spent Fuel Storage Facility near Chornobyl early today.
The facility is used for the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel from Ukraine's VVER-type nuclear reactors.
Fortunately, the impact damaged only a container reception building where no spent nuclear fuel was stored.
PSA: follow up on US/Israeli strikes on Natanz Nuclesr facility in Iran in April
1st shows damage to main entrance gate & also nearby entrance to a building - heavy damage to façade
Second shows damage to main gate hindering faster access to the facility (cleaning rubble still)
It feels like it was an attempt to support commando operations inside the plant. The rubble can be cleared easily, but it would give valuable hours for those attempting to enter/saborage.
There was a huge opsec failure in Ukraine not that long ago re: drone training centres (none killed). RU executed that strike very well. Ukraine in staronilsk not so much…
A Ukrainian drone struck a passenger bus in Yenakiieve, Donetsk Oblast, overnight.
As a result, at least 7 civilians were killed and another 11 injured.