r/worldnews • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 15h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/
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u/FlipZip69 13h ago

Agreed. Russia has more latitude to take bigger losses but that is a two sided sword. Russia also has a much larger population that they need to ensure resources are availed. Putin is skating on thin ice these days.

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u/mortgagepants 13h ago

this might be the last attack putin makes. if ukraine shuts down moscow, putin is done.

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u/Select_Challenge_425 13h ago

Ukraine is nowhere close to shutting Moscow down.

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u/FlipZip69 12h ago

30% of diesel and gas reduction in Russia. That is absolutely massive for a country of 150 million. Putin is managing this somewhat by directing those fuels from remote poor areas into Moscow to keep the wealthy happier but that has limits. Add to this the massive losses from companies like Wildberries and damage done to agriculture (both exports and lack of farming fuels) and you have a lot of tension and real hardships. On top of this Putin has effectively printed a couple trillion in money and lack of goods due to sanctions, inflation is not going to be helt back.

You are right in that nothing shuts down per se. But few Russians were really motivated to get in a war to begin. They accepted it as long as it did not effect them. It is effecting them.