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‘It is a crisis’: Putin taking rare heat at home for Ukraine quagmire

Off The Press

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July 4, 2026

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming under rare public criticism at home, a significant signal of how the pressures from the more than four-year war in Ukraine are hurting the country. Fuel shortages and rising inflation, high-profile attacks against Russian energy infrastructure and cities, and mounting military casualties are prompting prominent figures to start pinning []...Click to read more

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The Daily Beast

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· Jun 29, 2026

Putin Suffers Fresh Humiliation After Being Forced to Admit Crisis

Sputnik/Alexander Shcherbak/Pool via ReutersVladimir Putin admitted that waves of Ukrainian attacks have resulted in Russia facing a “certain shortage” of fuel.The Russian president made the stark admission as Ukraine ramped up its strikes on Moscow’s major oil refineries during the conflict, which is now in its fifth year.“As for strikes against critical infrastructure in general, and energy infrastructure in particular, of course, these attacks on our infrastructure facilities create problems,” Putin said in an interview published by the Kremlin. “That’s obvious.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Daily Mail

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· Jul 5, 2026

Russia in meltdown: Empty petrol pumps, battlefield humiliation and warnings of an uprising as net closes in on scrambling Putin... amid warnings he may do the unthinkable

Russia in meltdown: Empty petrol pumps, battlefield humiliation and warnings of an uprising as net closes in on scrambling Putin... amid warnings he may do the unthinkable

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 29, 2026

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 11, injure 40, as heatwave attacks too

Russian missiles and drones killed at least 11 civilians and injured 40 others in Ukraine on Monday in what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as “horrific attacks”, while the nation’s energy grid buckled under temperatures in excess of 36 degrees Celsius, hit by the deadly heatwave that has afflicted much of Europe. Russian drone and missile attacks have decimated Ukraine’s energy network since Moscow invaded in February 2022, causing tens of billions of dollars worth of damage and leading...

Daily Express

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· Jul 6, 2026

Major panic in Russia over latest oil refinery fire – 'Don't waste any time'

The Omsk plant's targeting marks a significant blow to Putin.

Off The Press

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· Jul 4, 2026

‘It is a crisis’: Putin taking heat at home for Ukraine quagmire

Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming under rare public criticism at home, a significant signal of how the pressures from the more than four-year war in Ukraine are hurting the country. Fuel shortages and rising inflation, high-profile attacks against Russian energy infrastructure and cities, and mounting military casualties are prompting prominent figures to start pinning []...Click to read more

The Hill

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· Jul 4, 2026

‘It is a crisis’: Putin under increasing pressure from Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming under rare public criticism at home, a significant signal of how the pressures from the more than four-year war in Ukraine are hurting the country. Fuel shortages and rising inflation, high-profile attacks against Russian energy infrastructure and cities, and mounting military casualties are prompting prominent figures to start pinning the blame...

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Related coverage for "‘It is a crisis’: Putin taking rare heat at home for Ukraine quagmire": The Daily Beast — Putin Suffers Fresh Humiliation After Being Forced to Admit Crisis. Daily Mail — Russia in meltdown: Empty petrol pumps, battlefield humiliation and warnings of an uprising as net closes in on scrambling Putin... amid warnings he may do the unthinkable. South China Morning Post — Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 11, injure 40, as heatwave attacks too. Daily Express — Major panic in Russia over latest oil refinery fire – 'Don't waste any time'. Off The Press — ‘It is a crisis’: Putin taking heat at home for Ukraine quagmire. The Hill — ‘It is a crisis’: Putin under increasing pressure from Ukraine war