Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin could 'jump out of a window' amid mounting pressure from fuel shortages and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Speaking to RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND), Tsahkna noted that even among oligarchs, doubts about Putin's war are growing. 'Putin could change his goals and enter into serious negotiations – if he acts rationally. It's just as possible that one day he'll jump out of a window with his family. After all, things like that happen in Russia,' he said.
Fuel Shortages Spark Violence at Petrol Stations
Fresh altercations have broken out at petrol stations across Russia as Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and tankers exacerbate fuel shortages. In Penza, motorists scuffled over allegations of queue-jumping. In Moscow, a female motorist reported that a knife-wielding man slashed her tyres, accusing her of cutting in line. 'This guy just ran out, threatened me with a knife, and slashed my tyres because he thought I was cutting in front of him at the petrol station,' she explained.
Ukrainian Strikes Cripple Russian Oil Infrastructure
Precise Ukrainian drone attacks have rendered dozens of vital refineries and oil storage facilities inoperable. The major Mikhailovskaya oil depot in Stavropol was set ablaze, depleting Russian reserves further. Footage shows tankers struck and burning amid a breakdown of Russian air defences. Ukraine has pledged to cease attacks if Putin ends the war, but he has refused, at a mounting cost to the Russian economy.
Drone Attack on Moscow Kills Three
Russian sources reported that 350 Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow. Air defences intercepted many, but wreckage from one drone crashed into a residential building in Pionersky, Moscow region, killing three people and wounding others. The attack has fuelled public anger.
Kremlin Propagandist Calls for Retaliation
Pro-Putin television host Vladimir Solovyov demanded brutal retaliatory strikes on Ukraine. 'Why aren't we destroying every ship heading to and from [Ukraine]? Not just the ports, but any shipping connected to Ukraine should be destroyed, and we don't care what flag they're flying,' he ranted, also urging the use of submarines to target Ukrainian ports.
