Putin Is Losing Control of the War - Jason Jay Smart

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Ukraine is no longer only defending ground. It is striking the revenue and repair system that helps Moscow keep the war going. Russian oil sites, port infrastructure, and rear military assets are now under repeated pressure while the Kremlin faces a weaker revenue stream.

Russia entered 2026 with a large budget hole, falling oil and gas income, tighter liquidity, stressed banks, weaker private investment, and spreading household bankruptcy. Each Ukrainian strike lands on a state already paying more to defend itself, repair damage, borrow money, and keep the war machine running.

The military picture fits the same pattern. Russia is still attacking, but it is getting less ground for high cost while Crimea, oil infrastructure, air defense, and the front all compete for money at once. Putin started a war to expand Russian power. Ukraine is trying to make that war state too expensive, too brittle, and too unstable to sustain.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Putin’s Regime Facing Sudden Collapse
01:33 - Oil Infrastructure: Ukraine Bankrupts the Kremlin
04:32 - Russian Banking: The Kremlin Traps Citizens' Cash
06:37 - Defense Sector: Why Russia’s Profits are Evaporating
08:34 - Citizen Bankruptcy: Putin’s War Destroys Russian Families
09:14 - Military Failure: Ukraine Crushes Russia’s Offensive
10:47 - Moscow’s Economy: The Final Breaking Point