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2naSalit

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Thu May 28, 2026, 04:03 PM Thursday

Putin Just Ordered BANKS to Stop Drones as Army Fails - Jason Jay Smart [View all]




Russia has reached the point where banks are preparing for drone defense. Moscow is moving bank staff and major businesses into the security role because Ukraine’s drones are exposing the rear of Putin’s war machine. Ukraine is forcing Russia to protect banks, factories, Crimea, air defenses, military sites, and state institutions at the same time.

Crimea keeps getting hit while Russian air defense is stretched across too many targets. Businesses are asking for weapons because they no longer trust the state to protect them. Banks face new pressure from a war that was supposed to stay far from Russia’s financial system. Putin sold control, but the war is now pushing civilian institutions toward the battlefield.

Once bank staff need weapons against drones, Russia’s rear is no longer secure. Kremlin power depends on fear, money, and the promise that Moscow can protect its own system. Ukraine is breaking that promise in front of Russia’s banks, businesses, and occupied Crimea.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Why Russia Is Losing Now
01:14 - Banker Militia: Putin Steals Russia's Air Defense
03:12 - Banking Collapse: Inside Russia's Liquidity Crisis
05:00 - KGB Bankers: Kremlin Fails to Modernize Sberbank
05:55 - Business Panic: Russian Enterprises Beg for Guns
06:39 - Crimea Blown: Ukraine Destroys Russian Radar Networks
07:52 - Target Belarus: Lukashenko Fears Massive Drone Strikes
10:32 - China Rejection: Beijing Denies Putin Financial Aid
11:15 - Kazakh Snub: Tokayev Humiliates the Kremlin Delegation
12:34 - Putin's Paranoia: FSB Hides Paranoid Russian Leader
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