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Russian losses in Ukraine 2025-04-07

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    1. MatsExtrude
      AFU: “In total, 165 combat clashes were recorded during the past day.
      Yesterday, the adversary launched one missile strike at the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements with the use of 23 missiles, as well as 90 air strikes, in particular, dropped 158 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, carried out more than 5,600 shelling, of which 149 are from jet systems of salpovogo fire, and involved 2112 kamikaze drones for the impression.”
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      Operational information as of 08.00 07.04.2025 on the Russian invasion
       
      In total, 165 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
       
      #Kharkiv 2
      #Kupyansk 8
      #Lyman 22💥
      #Siverskyi 2
      #Toretsk 18💥
      #Pokrovsk 53💥💥💥
      #Novopavlivka 9
      #Huliaipol 3
      #Orikhivsk 4
      #Prydniprovsky 1
      #Kursk 35↗️💥💥
       
      In the Pokrovsk sector, AFU🇺🇦 stopped 53 attacks near the towns of Sukha Balka, Kalynove, Udachne, Sribne, Yelizavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyarivka, Preobrazhenka, Andriivka, Bohdanivka, Vodiane Druhe, Kotlyne, and Uspenivka.

       
      In the Kursk sector, AFU🇺🇦 repelled 35 enemy attacks yesterday. The AFRF🇷🇺 made 212 artillery attacks, 13 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems. Also, 16 air strikes were carried out, during which 27 guided aerial bombs were dropped.

       
      Yesterday, missile troops and artillery of the AFU🇺🇦 hit eight areas where personnel of the AFRF🇷🇺, weapons and military equipment were concentrated.

      1. Westley Richard

        It’s going brilliantly for the Russians, it costs over a billion per square kilometer of land won plus 150 kwia. It would have cost about 1/30 if they had bought the land they have now conquered and must clean up. The price calculated on good farmland, shattered Russians maybe can be plowed down but landmines and waste they spread are worse. They have spent 30 times the initial market value which has halved several times since then. Doesn’t feel like a brilliant business idea.

        1. Lynx

          Nice to see it broken down in this way 👍🏻. Well, fun and fun… the Moscow Empire could probably have had more fun with this money if they had tried to pull their heads out of their own backsides and become like people instead.

      1. Westley Richard

        This morning, Ukrainian forces advanced up to 600m into Russian positions near Popovka, Belgorod region. Russia’s 34th Brigade retreated, losing ground. Now, the 155th Marine Brigade is reportedly counterattacking to reclaim lost positions – Russian milblogger Romanov said.
        https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3lm5glvxnoc2k
        No major breakthrough, but the Russians are forced to allocate troops there and the fighting takes place on Russian territory, which is good as the Russians have a tactic to bomb villages/towns they attack into ruins.

    5. Westley Richard

      Russia’s advance in Ukraine has slowed down month by month since November. This is stated by the UK Ministry of Defence and the American think tank ISW in separate updates. The numbers differ between the two war monitors, but the trends are similar. In November, Russian forces took over about 700 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory. The arrow has since steadily pointed downwards, and in March the corresponding figure was 203 square kilometers according to ISW and 143 according to the British. The slowdown is partly due to successful countermeasures in the east, ISW writes. Ukraine has recaptured some lost positions around Pokrovsk and Toretsk, which has helped to slow down the Russian advances.

      1. MatsExtrude

        Nice to see!
        One can console oneself with the fact that Trump’s tariffs at least have some silver lining now that the savings are disappearing all over the world! 😄

    8. MatsExtrude

      Okay, so now he wants us to pay retroactively, for what then?
      “Trump, like a true extortionist, demands “reparations” from Europe: “We have imposed big tariffs on Europe. They want to negotiate, but there will be no talks until they pay us a lot of money—not just for today, but for the past as well,” he said, as quoted by The Guardian.”

    9. MatsExtrude

      “En indisk komponent hittades för första gången i ryska vapen. Enligt Försvarsunderrättelsetjänsten vid Ukrainas försvarsministerium har en komponent av indiskt ursprung identifierats för första gången i ryska vapen — en tidsbuffert producerad av Aura Semiconductor.”

    12. MatsExtrude

      The US stock exchanges haven’t even opened yet, and Tesla, which closed at 239.4 (-10.4%) on Friday, has already dropped to 222.7 (-6.95%).

    14. johan No.1

      The whole chaos of Trump was meant to crash the markets.

      End game, there are probably several guesses on, maybe I know what I think.

      Next step in a while is probably a housing crash in some places too, right?

      For Europe, it is important to stand strong in support of Ukraine now, which we seem to be doing.

          1. En Vanlig Persson

            I think you are thinking far too advanced. Trump believes that tariffs will make the USA rich. He believes that trade deficits are due to other countries being unfair to the USA. He has believed in this for 40 years. 40 years! It’s the only thing he truly believes in.

            People around him probably don’t believe in it to any great extent, rather they seem to have created very different explanatory models for why tariffs are good.

          2. Analytikern

            The grumpiness is not aimed at creating a crash, recession, or other catastrophe. The grumpy administration aims, almost certainly, to create jobs in the US and to make those who are freeloading off American taxpayers (like other NATO countries, among others) pay their fair share. – It is likely just as they say. – It is clear to the grumpy administration that doing things as they have been done before has not worked.

            Do not confuse the high risk appetite, the attempts with new approaches (or rather very old ones), and provocative behavior to bring about change, with the end goal. Look around and realize that very many countries are suddenly behaving in a way that is desirable for the US. – The end goal is not new, it is how the US is behaving that is new.

            The new thing, I believe, is that the US administration is sacrificing international influence (world domination?) to try to sort out domestic issues and a state economy in (debt) crisis. A lower dollar exchange rate, vis-à-vis the rest of the world, is probably what is desirable. Otherwise, the extrapolation is probably being taken a bit too far.

            That being said, it doesn’t mean it will work. The grumpy administration has likely overestimated the importance of the US and there may be some convulsions when they realize it. Musk has already started to realize it…

            By all means, read Malin Ekman’s column on Substack from yesterday.

              1. Analytikern

                …and then he said that he didn’t want it to crash. It’s the rhinoceros who, as usual, rushes into a situation and roars provocatively to get attention. – He got it.

          1. N Eklund

            Leaks from the White House indicate that Trump no longer listens to advisors and others if they disagree with him. He does not act like a president, not even like a king, but rather like a tyrant.

            People who have worked to raise capital for increased industrial production in the USA say that this is a disaster. For example, you cannot open a new mine in three days, nor build a smelting plant, etc. If Trump had thought about it, he would have granted exceptions to the industry until they ramp up capacity, but no, Trump’s cultural revolution demands that everything crashes.

            I have been quite favorable towards Trump, mostly because I have agreed with some problem formulations. For example, that the national debt and trade deficit are too high. I also believe that he had good chances to correct it, for example, the EU mentioned buying more defense equipment from the USA, but instead of creating new deals, he has been hit by some kind of mania where the whole world is turning against the USA, and now the world is distancing itself from the USA as much as possible. He seems to have no sense of either his own or the USA’s surroundings.

          2. MatsExtrude

            Impossible to know what he will do. It probably depends partly on how big the collapse will be and partly on how the EU and other countries will respond to his tariffs.

            He wants, of course, to put pressure on everyone and reach agreements that he is satisfied with, and he probably hopes that most will be accommodating and not respond with their own tariffs.

            If he gets what he wants, he will probably lower the tariffs, or if the collapse is deep, he may be forced to drop them for that reason. But when he drops them, he will of course claim that it is because he has gotten what he wants.. 😄

        1. johan No.1

          Absolut, but then you have an increased risk which can lead to crises – for example in Europe if Russia attacks us?

          Everything is always relative, isn’t it?

      3. Lynx

        The purpose is to strengthen the US economy just like in 1828 and 1930. Musk is in favor of free trade because he only thinks about his own business 🤡.

          1. En Vanlig Persson

            I don’t think Trump believes in other countries very much. He believes that high tariffs make the USA rich (money in tariffs), and others poor. Trump is fundamentally against trade (yes, he has said it) and believes that the USA will become richer if they trade less. It’s really that simple.

          2. Lynx

            Their calculation of the “enemy’s” tariffs is actually based on import deficits. That is, the USA assumes that a desirable situation is bilaterally neutral, otherwise opponents should be forced into that situation.

            Companies should also move to the USA instead of having their production overseas. That is, the advantages that free trade and a free market provide should be replaced by mercantilism.

            I guess what will happen is that the USA will suffer the most and lose the most (market share and soft power). The rest of the world will also look gloomier, but unlike the USA, we can continue trading without unnecessary tariff barriers, so it will be the USA that takes the biggest hit.

            1. johan No.1

              Assuming this wasn’t the first step in a multi-step rocket?

              We can reasonably assume that the USA intends to strike Iran and RU to go after the Baltics and/or Svalbard.

               

                1. johan No.1

                  But does it really?

                  IF Trump takes the following steps – 

                  Iran and the Hormuz block – will hit Europe the hardest as it imports all oil and has cut ties with Russia.

                  Attack on the Baltics – increases the risk in Europe with possibly crisis rates as a consequence.

                  Attack on Svalbard – damn, what a mess it would be 😀

      4. MacMelmac

        But has he really planned it? He doesn’t understand tariffs, he doesn’t understand trade balances, he doesn’t understand how they are connected.

        I believe someone else behind the scenes might have understood it but not Trump.

      5. johan No.1

        No one who becomes president is a babbling idiot.

        Every finance chief and industry leader in the USA has told Trump what the result will be.

        1. MatsExtrude

          Yes, a full-scale attack on Iran would of course drive up the oil price. However, it’s probably difficult to balance, as he also wants to fix cheap gasoline prices in the USA.

      2. Westley Richard

        A combination of the economy but also that OPEC increased the supply by 135 thousand barrels now in April and will increase by another 400 thousand barrels in May.
        I believe that the oil price will continue to fall.
        The B2 bombers on Garcia are perhaps there to signal against Iran so that they do not try to close the Hormuz to raise the oil price.

        1. MatsExtrude

          You are right and I am wrong!
          They actually tripled their intended increase so surely production increase plays a part.

          Trump has been nagging OPEC to increase production to lower fuel prices in the USA.
          The question is whether he got more than he bargained for now that the economy is in crisis and exacerbating the price collapse.

          US own production might struggle if prices get too low since they need larger margins. Below 60 USD/barrel, their pain threshold could be approached. 

          OPEC is doing as Trump wants and might succeed in knocking out some American competitors in the process! 😄

          1. Analytikern

            A old saying is that one should be careful about expressing one’s wishes, they might come true…

            I believe this is a shining example of the Trump administration’s actions. Go hard, see what happens, adjust. – Tariffs on imported oil are probably the next step, to balance the domestic oil industry. It might be difficult to make it work in reality.

            1. MatsExtrude

              The problem with driving hard against the whole world is that it becomes impossible to predict the consequences. Admittedly, one has a strong card in that one can change one’s mind at any time, but some balls that have been set in motion can be difficult both to stop and to know which way they will go.

              When it comes to oil, there are many actors in the market and other aspects also influence, I also think that he may have difficulty controlling it exactly as he wants.

      3. johan No.1

        The question is indeed the age of the movie but UA has announced that they can now interfere with all RU FAB findings and then you don’t have much choice but to directly trap if you want to continue.

        The account is quite large, pro-UA, and posts credible information but of course, may have made a mistake – but it’s hard to believe that he would intentionally post disinformation.

    19. Westley Richard

      Darth Putin delivers.
      “The stone age didn’t end for a lack of stone.” But when the oil age ends, Russia will return to the stone age.

    20. Westley Richard

      Donald Trump is considering pausing tariffs for 90 days for all countries except China, according to advisor Kevin Hassett, as reported by Reuters citing CNBC. However, the White House denies this and does not acknowledge any such claims. According to CNBC, press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismisses the whole thing as “fake news.”

      In other words, complete chaos.

      1. johan No.1

        Imagine if the world says they won’t pause the tariffs in sympathy with China 🧐

        Or simply that they won’t pause the tariffs, period?

        Well, everyone has done a group project in school or tried to achieve something together, and that’s what Trump is exploiting, that some will always abandon the group if they see a chance to improve their situation.

        But it would be fun to hear the abyssal scream across the Atlantic when the USA realizes they’ve crashed themselves 

          1. CB500four

            Since individual EU countries start negotiating individually with uza, he gets the division he wants.
            By the way, I heard on the news that Netanyahu is on a quick visit to uza. Will he be informed about a possible attack on Iran, I wonder?

          2. MatsExtrude

            Canada exempts tariffs on food only.

            Israel is very close to the USA, so them giving in was probably expected, the same goes for Vietnam, but maybe because they felt pressured. India was a bit more surprising, but it was probably only for selected categories.

            Nothing for Trump to boast about just yet.

            But we’ll see, of course, there could be more and more countries actually giving in.

            The EU talked about mutually removing tariffs on cars. That would probably be a small victory for the USA.

                1. Lynx

                  Does the EU face American tariffs on trucks?

                  Seriously, the interesting thing is the overall picture when it comes to trade barriers because trade is global and not bilateral. And then we see that in 2023, on average, the EU had a 2.59% tariff against the rest of the world (including the USA) and that the USA had (had) 2.46% against the rest of the world.

                  So, there was very little difference between the EU and the USA, and it is pure nonsense to claim that EU tariffs would make the USA poor and the EU rich.

                  Unfortunately, Trump believes that world trade impoverishes the US economy and that the USA becomes wealthy through high tariffs and reduced trade. Sad for them, one might say.

                2. Analytikern

                  In Sweden (EU), we have a 10% duty on passenger cars from most non-European countries, including the USA. For small trucks (up to 5 tons), we have a 22% duty (read American pickup trucks). The US might be a bit extra upset about this, cars are a sensitive issue.

                  It’s a bit tricky to talk about a few percentage points of duty, it’s like mixing up the cards in the other direction.

            2. Lynx

              As long as what you are buying is part of a supply chain where the global market is the buyer, it is probably more advantageous to refrain from responding with tariffs. If we take Canada as an example, they seem to waive tariffs on food, which is also beneficial because increased food prices drive inflation. Israel may have similar motives, as well as Mexico.

              Tariffs do not make countries richer, so it is a good starting point to try to avoid building tariff walls even if the USA is building theirs.

            3. Westley Richard

              Canada has quotas on dairy products to maintain a certain level of domestic production. If the quotas are exceeded, the tariffs become extremely high, between 250 and 390%. Trump has of course noticed this and uses it in his rhetoric. However, it is not a big problem since the quotas are never exceeded and only reach about 50% of the quotas except for cheese, where they are just below the limit.

        2. Lynx

          In plain terms, no one benefits from generally imposing tariffs on American goods. It is not a problem for us to continue importing important products that we need in our own production with low tariffs, if we can then sell the result on the world market.

          The USA, which sells the product to us, risks higher production costs if not everything is produced in the USA (which is rarely the case with anything advanced nowadays).

          Tariffs is da shit 🤡.

          1. johan No.1

            But didn’t the EU impose tariffs on Chinese solar panels and electric cars to try to raise their prices so that we would buy European ones?

            1. johan No.1
              “What is the EU tariff on Chinese batteries?
               
               
              The tariffs range from 7.8% for Tesla to 35.3% for SAIC, lasting for 5 years, and aim to raise the prices of Chinese BEV imports, buying time for EU auto makers to catch up. The tariffs aim to discourage European consumers from purchasing Chinese-made BEVs and encouraging them to consider European alternatives.”
            2. Lynx

              I don’t know, but the phenomenon of protecting one’s own production works best for things that cannot be moved, like agriculture, mining. If we want to challenge China, we are best off creating more competitive products; tariffs do not achieve that.

              1. MatsExtrude

                Yes, and if you impose tariffs on what you are bad at producing yourself, you end up shooting yourself in the foot.

                The USA is extremely dependent on China in many areas, and now with 84% tariffs, it will be interesting to see how it goes.

                1. CB500four

                  Yes, when it comes to such products that are already being produced within the country, and are at risk of being outcompeted by cheaper alternatives from abroad, tariffs on that product may work well. However, imposing tariffs on things that are no longer produced domestically and expecting production to move back home immediately is probably just fooling oneself.

              2. johanno.1337

                If China or anyone else puts in heavy subsidies for something, it can probably be difficult to remain competitive. One must consider to some extent which rules the counterpart is playing by.

            3. MatsExtrude

              Of course, there may be some merit to occasional targeted tariffs, but as Lynx wrote, general tariffs are not an advantage. Firstly, everything becomes more expensive, which has a significant impact and leads to higher prices and inflation. Secondly, there are tariffs on things that one may not even be able to produce oneself or produce at reasonable prices.

              Therefore, I believe that many countries will try to adjust and increase tariffs where it affects either their own country the least, or the USA the most. This is also why Trump’s general tariff increases will probably cost the USA more than they bring in; everything becomes more expensive for them, and they have no chance to quickly make up for it with domestic production.

              Even if all other countries were to completely remove their tariffs, it would not result in any significant increase in imports from the USA. Trump does not want retaliatory tariffs, but regardless, he probably wants to continue with his tariffs because he believes it will make the USA richer, and that’s where I think he’s mistaken. Another possibility is that he is actually just trying to intimidate to negotiate lower tariffs, but then he probably hasn’t realized how low the tariffs actually are due to agreements.

              There are no countries with huge tariffs specifically targeting the USA, as he is trying to claim.

              1. johan No.1

                Then maybe we have to explain it to the EU so that they understand that their tariffs against China are not working?

                Don’t the tariffs against China have their basis in the fact that China provides state aid and we are regulated so that we cannot do that?

                1. MatsExtrude

                  But those tariffs are targeted and not general, and when it comes to electric cars, we are a bit behind but not completely left behind, right? What tariffs do we have where we don’t have alternatives ourselves?

            4. MacMelmac

              The electric car boom was well underway, mainly due to China’s state subsidies and thus distorted competition. Unofficially, because especially the German automotive industry is poorly prepared for electrification.

              And it’s quite funny that we subsidize French farmers, etc., but that’s okay.

    21. johan No.1

      The stock markets in the USA seem to be recovering a bit at halftime.

      China is probably the hardest hit right now if you also factor in the size of exports and the fact that Trump is threatening with an additional 50% – open question, do you think Trump could consider a naval blockade of Chinese shipping for some made-up reason?

      The man who was supposed to mediate peace and only wanted peace is well on his way to war with Iran and has initiated a full-blown trade war with the whole world in record time.

      How long do you think it takes to plan a war with Iran?

      Almost only Russia has managed to escape this now, tariffs against 90+26 countries but not Russia and Belarus.

      McDonald’s Gandhi is increasingly appearing as a warmonger, and what happened to the USA’s de-escalation strategy?

      1. MatsExtrude

        Not impossible that he will continue to escalate and come up with even worse foolishness. Like a poker player who doesn’t have the best cards but tries to bluff his way to a win. The USA will be hit very hard if trade with China ceases, even though China will suffer the most economically.

        1. johan No.1

          Well, you know what I believe, and that includes continuing to escalate 😀

          Do you think Trump had a funny idea on January 20th that they would go to war with Iran and that the military has been making all their preparations since then?

          2.5 months can be considered a logistical miracle to be ready for war in that case.

          Assuming they don’t back down now, but if they take a lot of military equipment from South Korea and move it to the MENA region, I think they probably expect the temperature in the region to rise.

          In terms of escalation, Iran probably ranks quite high, right, or do you have a more violent alternative than that right now?

          Biden was considering whether to meet Israel’s demands before Trump took office because he didn’t trust Trump, but his concerns seem to be unfounded because Trump seems willing to meet Israel’s demands to cut off Iran completely and very quickly.

          The plan on the table is to try to neutralize their nuclear weapons program before they acquire nuclear weapons, and that is extremely high on Israel’s wish list – for understandable reasons.

          An added bonus could be that it paves the way for the next revolution, but this time it might be political Islam that goes, and Israel might be spared Iranian funding of Hamas and Hezbollah.

          And maybe before the dictatorship in Iran manages to find a balance with the new dictatorship in Syria, which hasn’t gone very well so far.

          1. MatsExtrude

            Not at all impossible that one squeezes Iran properly, leading to higher oil prices and probably further economic downturn globally (which will also cost the USA). However, doubtful about any attempts like a blockade against China.

      2. MacMelmac

        I saw an economist who claimed that 95% of all clothes sold in the USA come from China, Bangladesh, and others.
        The fact that it becomes more expensive for Americans to buy clothes is a reality, as it is still more expensive to produce them in the USA despite high tariffs.

      3. MatsExtrude

        Nice that the stock exchanges seem to be hovering around zero, could have a dampening effect on the world’s stock exchanges tomorrow.

        1. johan No.1

          Even the FED says that everyone is just waiting to see what happens right now – it’s not just about the fallout from previous measures but also what the next outcome will be that no one dares to guess on 😀

          Imagine if countries other than the US start to experience falling stock markets this week?

          China didn’t do great today, it will be interesting to see how different stock markets perform tomorrow actually.

           

    22. MatsExtrude

      “Several days before a knife attack in the German city of Mannheim last year, searches were made on the internet from Russian IP addresses with phrases like ‘terror attack in Mannheim.’ This is reported by the Sunday Times, which writes that it indicates that the Kremlin may have known what was going to happen.”

      1. johan No.1

        Russia is behind a great deal of the events that create polarization and hostility between groups in Europe.

        Just like they did during the Cold War.

    23. Westley Richard

      The Kremlin announced on April 7 that it is “closely monitoring” oil markets after the price of its key export grade, Urals crude, dropped towards the $50 mark.

      “We are very closely monitoring the situation, which is currently characterized as extremely turbulent, tense, and emotionally overloaded,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Interfax.

      Peskov attributed the price decline to “the US decision to introduce tariffs for most countries in the world.”

      Urals crude fell to $52.76 per barrel at the Baltic port of Primorsk on Friday, according to Argus Media data cited by Bloomberg.

      https://kyivindependent.com/russian-oil-price-falls-below-budget-projections-bloomberg-reports/

      Russia has budgeted for an oil price of $70 per barrel for 2025.

      In March, a decrease in income through taxes, etc., of $2.7 billion compared to 2024 is estimated. Now prices are even lower in April.

      USD 52.76 was on Friday, today prices have fallen by 10% worldwide, which should also have been reflected in today’s price of URAL.

      The oil price is an excellent weapon against countries that are very dependent on it.

    24. Westley Richard

      EU’s Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné wants to avoid tariffs on American bourbon in today’s negotiations on the response to Trump’s tariffs. The reason is that he wants to protect the French beverage industry, several media outlets report. The EU Commission has circulated a proposal list of products that could be subject to tariffs – such as meat, fruit, and alcoholic beverages. –

      https://omni.se/a/dR243J

      The EU Commission gave in to the French and did not include tariffs on alcohol. It turned out as usual that we in Northern Europe have to foot the bill 😠

      1. MatsExtrude

        USA: “Come and discuss solutions with us so we can ensure that free trade thrives in the world, sit on your hands and then you’ll have only yourselves to blame.”

        Vietnam: “Ok, we would like to have free trade and will remove all our tariffs!”

        USA: “Screw you!”

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