The LOWDOWN - 24 June 2026 - Radioactive Missiles and the Kremlin's Elite Rifts
Current reporting highlights persistent Russian military and political escalation, characterized by Vladimir Putin’s reiteration of maximalist war aims demanding complete Ukrainian capitulation and the construction of unprecedented protective shelters for strategic bombers at Engels Air Base to mitigate intensifying Ukrainian drone strikes. While the Kremlin faces growing elite divisions regarding the war's deadlocked status and domestic fuel shortages exacerbated by Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure, it continues to pursue hazardous technology like the Burevestnik nuclear-powered…
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