Stanimir Dobrev
@delfoo.bsky.social
Tankers linked to Western countries decreased their share in the shipment of Russian oil to the lowest in several months due to the effect of tightening sanctions.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420855
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420855
Запад за бортом
Доля западного флота в перевозках нефти из России упала до минимума с октября
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February 11, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Tankers linked to Western countries decreased their share in the shipment of Russian oil to the lowest in several months due to the effect of tightening sanctions.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420855
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420855
Russian Business news 10/February/2026:
Russia's Evroplan leasing company that was recently acquired by Alfa-Bank reported that for 2025 it's new business for vehicles decreased by 56% to 105,5 billion rubles. Passenger car leasing dropped 49%.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420655
Russia's Evroplan leasing company that was recently acquired by Alfa-Bank reported that for 2025 it's new business for vehicles decreased by 56% to 105,5 billion rubles. Passenger car leasing dropped 49%.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420655
Новый бизнес «Европлана» составил 105 млрд руб. за 2025 год
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February 11, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Russian Business news 10/February/2026:
Russia's Evroplan leasing company that was recently acquired by Alfa-Bank reported that for 2025 it's new business for vehicles decreased by 56% to 105,5 billion rubles. Passenger car leasing dropped 49%.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420655
Russia's Evroplan leasing company that was recently acquired by Alfa-Bank reported that for 2025 it's new business for vehicles decreased by 56% to 105,5 billion rubles. Passenger car leasing dropped 49%.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420655
2018 Pavel Durov would like to have some words with 2026 Pavel Durov...
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
2018 Pavel Durov would like to have some words with 2026 Pavel Durov...
The silence from Pavel Durov is deafening...
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The silence from Pavel Durov is deafening...
Something that I don't think has gotten enough attention is that due to the frosts in Russia the heating bills rose by 50-100% all over the place, so did utilities in some cases:
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ura.news/news/1053065...
Жителям замерзавшего неделю Карабаша повысили плату за тепло
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February 10, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Something that I don't think has gotten enough attention is that due to the frosts in Russia the heating bills rose by 50-100% all over the place, so did utilities in some cases:
ura.news/news/1053065...
ura.news/news/1053065...
ura.news/news/1053065...
ura.news/news/1053065...
On top of RosKomNadzor's throttling of Telegram that started today there are 7 charges of violating Russian laws filed against it with the first two to be presented in Moscow's Tagansky Court tomorrow. They might fully ban it this week.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420574
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420574
Против Telegram составили семь протоколов за отказ удалить запрещенный контент
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February 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
On top of RosKomNadzor's throttling of Telegram that started today there are 7 charges of violating Russian laws filed against it with the first two to be presented in Moscow's Tagansky Court tomorrow. They might fully ban it this week.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420574
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420574
Russian Business news 09/February/2026:
The Russian Ministry of Labor has ruled out an increase in the retirement age due to the shortage of labor. That they have to say it out loud should indicate how much Russians fear this.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8419549
The Russian Ministry of Labor has ruled out an increase in the retirement age due to the shortage of labor. That they have to say it out loud should indicate how much Russians fear this.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8419549
Минтруд исключил новый пересмотр пенсионного возраста из-за дефицита кадров
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February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Russian Business news 09/February/2026:
The Russian Ministry of Labor has ruled out an increase in the retirement age due to the shortage of labor. That they have to say it out loud should indicate how much Russians fear this.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8419549
The Russian Ministry of Labor has ruled out an increase in the retirement age due to the shortage of labor. That they have to say it out loud should indicate how much Russians fear this.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8419549
Russian Business news 06-08/February/2026:
January 2026 had record high mortgages issued in Russia at 421 billion rubles 250% higher than January 2025. This was mainly brought on by the change in the preferential family mortgage form February 1st 2026.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418329
January 2026 had record high mortgages issued in Russia at 421 billion rubles 250% higher than January 2025. This was mainly brought on by the change in the preferential family mortgage form February 1st 2026.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418329
Кредиты обзавелись семьей
Рекордные выдачи ипотеки в январе обеспечила льготная программа
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February 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Russian Business news 06-08/February/2026:
January 2026 had record high mortgages issued in Russia at 421 billion rubles 250% higher than January 2025. This was mainly brought on by the change in the preferential family mortgage form February 1st 2026.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418329
January 2026 had record high mortgages issued in Russia at 421 billion rubles 250% higher than January 2025. This was mainly brought on by the change in the preferential family mortgage form February 1st 2026.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418329
Map of Utilities outages in Russia for the week of the 2nd to the 8th of February 2026. The week has less than the last 2 weeks of outages but it is still massive.
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Map of Utilities outages in Russia for the week of the 2nd to the 8th of February 2026. The week has less than the last 2 weeks of outages but it is still massive.
Reposted by Stanimir Dobrev
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February 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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Russian industrial output in 2025 compared to 2025 rose by 1,3%. For December 2025 compared with December 2024 they returned to growth with 3,7%. This time there was a big jump in two civilian production segments, medication and metallurgy.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Russian industrial output in 2025 compared to 2025 rose by 1,3%. For December 2025 compared with December 2024 they returned to growth with 3,7%. This time there was a big jump in two civilian production segments, medication and metallurgy.
KamAZ's net loss for 2025 under the Russian accounting standard rose over 1000% from 3,35 billion rubles to 37 billion rubles. Revenue was down 2,5% to 315,2 billion rubles. The Russian automotive sector is in crisis.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418275
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418275
Чистый убыток КамАЗа по РСБУ в 2025 году вырос в 11 раз
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February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
KamAZ's net loss for 2025 under the Russian accounting standard rose over 1000% from 3,35 billion rubles to 37 billion rubles. Revenue was down 2,5% to 315,2 billion rubles. The Russian automotive sector is in crisis.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418275
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418275
The effect of Russia dragging its feet on replacing old elevators is visible in Russia's regional news. The elevators in the surgery ward of the Number 3 Pediatric hospital in Omsk all broke down on Saturday.
newsomsk.ru/news/158562-...
newsomsk.ru/news/158562-...
В детской больнице сломались лифты — о проблеме рассказали омичи
В минздраве сообщили, что часть подъемников не могут починить из-за нехватки запчастей.
newsomsk.ru
February 6, 2026 at 10:20 AM
The effect of Russia dragging its feet on replacing old elevators is visible in Russia's regional news. The elevators in the surgery ward of the Number 3 Pediatric hospital in Omsk all broke down on Saturday.
newsomsk.ru/news/158562-...
newsomsk.ru/news/158562-...
In Russia's Belgorod region the number of of reported rapes in 2025 were three times higher than in 2024 at 199. The number of violent crimes in the region have been growing since 2021 but local media doesn't have an explanation as to why.
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bel.ru/news/2026-02...
February 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
In Russia's Belgorod region the number of of reported rapes in 2025 were three times higher than in 2024 at 199. The number of violent crimes in the region have been growing since 2021 but local media doesn't have an explanation as to why.
bel.ru/news/2026-02...
bel.ru/news/2026-02...
Russian rent prices have stopped growing in 2025 and in Moscow they have started to even decline as the available apartments for rent has doubled over 2025.
www.banki.ru/news/lenta/?...
www.banki.ru/news/lenta/?...
Цены за аренду квартир не хотят расти: названа причина
Предложение съемного жилья превышает спрос.
www.banki.ru
February 6, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Russian rent prices have stopped growing in 2025 and in Moscow they have started to even decline as the available apartments for rent has doubled over 2025.
www.banki.ru/news/lenta/?...
www.banki.ru/news/lenta/?...
The Russian United Grain Company has scrapped its plans to buy used bulk carriers as there's enough of an availability at low rates. They continue to be considering building ships in China where it's 4 times cheaper.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8397961
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8397961
Балкеры уходят в открытое плавание
ОЗК отказалась от закупки подержанных судов для экспорта зерна
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February 6, 2026 at 6:34 AM
The Russian United Grain Company has scrapped its plans to buy used bulk carriers as there's enough of an availability at low rates. They continue to be considering building ships in China where it's 4 times cheaper.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8397961
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8397961
Russian costs of transporting petroleum products skyrocketed to 33% higher over the last week of January due to a combination of factors including new actions against shadow tankers and ice in the Baltic.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400601
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400601
У бензина выдыхается логистика
Перевозка нефтепродуктов из РФ подорожала почти на треть за неделю
www.kommersant.ru
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Russian costs of transporting petroleum products skyrocketed to 33% higher over the last week of January due to a combination of factors including new actions against shadow tankers and ice in the Baltic.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400601
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400601
This should say that sales for January 2026 will be 20-30% lower, not for 2026 as a whole.
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Russian Business news 05/February/2026:
Russian cement sales for 2026 are projected to fall by 20-25% according to sector association, by 25% according to Russia's largets Cement producer and by 30% according to analysts from SMPRO.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400675
Russian cement sales for 2026 are projected to fall by 20-25% according to sector association, by 25% according to Russia's largets Cement producer and by 30% according to analysts from SMPRO.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400675
Спрос на цемент в России упал на 20–25% из-за аномальных морозов
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February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
This should say that sales for January 2026 will be 20-30% lower, not for 2026 as a whole.
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Russian Business news 05/February/2026:
Russian cement sales for 2026 are projected to fall by 20-25% according to sector association, by 25% according to Russia's largets Cement producer and by 30% according to analysts from SMPRO.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400675
Russian cement sales for 2026 are projected to fall by 20-25% according to sector association, by 25% according to Russia's largets Cement producer and by 30% according to analysts from SMPRO.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400675
Спрос на цемент в России упал на 20–25% из-за аномальных морозов
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February 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Russian Business news 05/February/2026:
Russian cement sales for 2026 are projected to fall by 20-25% according to sector association, by 25% according to Russia's largets Cement producer and by 30% according to analysts from SMPRO.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400675
Russian cement sales for 2026 are projected to fall by 20-25% according to sector association, by 25% according to Russia's largets Cement producer and by 30% according to analysts from SMPRO.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8400675
The Ulyanovsk based Il-Avistar plane factory that builds the Il-76 planes continues to have vacancies in the hundreds. They're reporting 632 vacancies. Interestingly the city's water supply company also has high vacancies at 154.
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73online.ru/r/na_aviasta...
На «Авиастар» требуется более 600 сотрудников
Агентство по развитию человеческого потенциала Ульяновской области представило обновлённый рейтинг вакансий и работодателей.Топ-5 работодателей:- Филиал ПАО «Ил»-Авиастар ( (632 вакансии);
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February 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
The Ulyanovsk based Il-Avistar plane factory that builds the Il-76 planes continues to have vacancies in the hundreds. They're reporting 632 vacancies. Interestingly the city's water supply company also has high vacancies at 154.
73online.ru/r/na_aviasta...
73online.ru/r/na_aviasta...
Also when it comes to Murmansk they are still getting their heating turned off at night. Here's the list of addresses that didn't have heating all last night.
February 5, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Also when it comes to Murmansk they are still getting their heating turned off at night. Here's the list of addresses that didn't have heating all last night.
Something that flew under the radar this week. In Yakutsk the municipal public transport drivers held an impromptu strike against the decision to cut their salaries to provide more money to service public transport vehicles.
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КРИМЯКУТИЯ
Директор «Союз Авто» прокомментировал забастовку водителей автобусов
Накануне в Якутске водители автобусов вышли на стихийное мероприятие в связи с грядущим изменением условий перевозок. Они не согл...
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February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Something that flew under the radar this week. In Yakutsk the municipal public transport drivers held an impromptu strike against the decision to cut their salaries to provide more money to service public transport vehicles.
t.me/crimyakutiar...
t.me/crimyakutiar...
Russian services PMI in January showed a bigger expansion than in December rising to 53,1 points from December's 52,3 points.
www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/...
www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/...
www.pmi.spglobal.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Russian services PMI in January showed a bigger expansion than in December rising to 53,1 points from December's 52,3 points.
www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/...
www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/...
Russian Business news 04/February/2026:
In Russia the sales of new cars in January 2026 decreased by 9,5% to 80 600. Lada remained the leading brand but its sales in January decreased by 28,7% to 19 640 cars.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8399755
In Russia the sales of new cars in January 2026 decreased by 9,5% to 80 600. Lada remained the leading brand but its sales in January decreased by 28,7% to 19 640 cars.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8399755
Продажи новых автомобилей в России в январе упали почти на 10%
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February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Russian Business news 04/February/2026:
In Russia the sales of new cars in January 2026 decreased by 9,5% to 80 600. Lada remained the leading brand but its sales in January decreased by 28,7% to 19 640 cars.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8399755
In Russia the sales of new cars in January 2026 decreased by 9,5% to 80 600. Lada remained the leading brand but its sales in January decreased by 28,7% to 19 640 cars.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8399755
Russian official inflation as reported by Rosstat for the period from the 27th of January to the 2nd of February stood at 0,2%. For January the inflation was 2,04% and is 0,07% for February and 2,11% for 2026 so far vs 1,28% for 2025.
www.interfax.ru/business/107...
www.interfax.ru/business/107...
Инфляция в РФ с 27 января по 2 февраля составила 0,20%, в годовом выражении ускорилась до 6,5%
Интерфакс: Инфляция в РФ с 27 января по 2 февраля 2026 года составила 0,20% после 0,19% с 20 по 26 января, 0,45% с 13 по 19 января и 1,26% с 1 по 12 января (из-за праздников получился почти в два раза...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Russian official inflation as reported by Rosstat for the period from the 27th of January to the 2nd of February stood at 0,2%. For January the inflation was 2,04% and is 0,07% for February and 2,11% for 2026 so far vs 1,28% for 2025.
www.interfax.ru/business/107...
www.interfax.ru/business/107...