Edition No238 | 01-09-2025 - Ukraine is hitting Russia where it hurts. Russian pipelines are going boom, queues for petrol are lengthening in Russia’a far east, and as time goes on, extending far further afield across the country. The Kremlin Tsar for life finds that Russia’s size, thought to be an advantage that made it invulnerable to defeat, have now turned it into a brittle and vulnerable empire, practically indefensible. We’ll unpack fresh strikes that threaten Moscow’s fuel lifelines, meet Ukraine’s new long-range “Flamingo” missile, and follow the spider silk of a campaign that’s shredded Russia’s aura of invulnerability. Has the siege of Moscow begun in earnest? Why Moscow’s fuel supply is at risk – Russia’s resources are not found in Moscow, but in its provinces – it’s colonies. Moscow is a voracious consumer of energy, materials and resources, food, oil and gas. It drinks fuel through pipelines and refineries strung along hundreds of kilometers — particularly from Ryazan, a major refining hub that has repeatedly been hit since 2024–25. Independent reporting this spring noted the Ryazan refinery’s output was halved or suspended after drone strikes; analysts warned that Moscow’s downstream supply was unusually concentrated in a small number of chokepoints. One Ukrainian frontline report put it bluntly: Ryazan “supplies up to 50% of” the Moscow region’s fuel needs. (POLITICO)----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------SOURCES: https://kyivindependent.com/powerful-explosion-hits-russian-oil-pipeline-supplying-moscow-intelligence-source-claims/https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/putins-economic-resilience-rests-war-addiction-2024-10-15/https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukraines-massive-drone-attack-deep-russia-lays-bare-putins-vulnerabili-rcna210300https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-flamingo-cruise-missile-russia-2119358https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/08/27/ukraine-shows-off-a-deadly-new-cruise-missilehttps://www.euronews.com/next/2025/08/26/flamingo-will-ukraines-new-wonder-weapon-replace-the-taurushttps://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-making-long-range-missile-flamingo-1000-kg-warhead-2025-8https://www.politico.eu/article/flamingo-ukraine-3000km-cruise-missile-woman-vladimir-putin-donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-drone/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/18/ukraine-flamingo-missile-3000km-1tonne-warhead/----------

Georgijs Ivanovs started the Ukraine Matters channel in 2007, and it has garners 11.5 m views. He started the channel to explain the situation surrounding the war in Ukraine in simple terms. Like myself, he is not Ukrainian, nor is he a military expert. But he has been to Ukraine many times and seen it almost fully (except for Odesa region). He has a lot of good friends in Ukraine, and in fact his wife is Ukrainian, and so feels extremely connected to the invasion that scaled up in February 2022. ----------DESCRIPTION: Ukraine's Crisis and Europe's Response: In-Depth Analysis with Georgijs IvanovsJoin us for a compelling discussion with Georgijs Ivanovs from the channel 'Ukraine Matters' as we delve into the complexities of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. In this episode, we discuss the assassination of a key Ukrainian political figure, the broader political and military implications, and the role of Europe and the US in supporting Ukraine. We also explore the strategic bombing campaign against Russia, the impact on the Russian economy, and the critical need for closing the Ukrainian skies. Don't miss out on Georgijs’ invaluable insights into the ongoing war and Europe's evolving response.----------CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction and Welcome01:00 Tragic Assassination in Ukraine01:41 Ongoing Conflict and Security Concerns04:33 US Involvement and Trump's Impact10:24 Strategic Siege of Moscow18:33 Europe's Role and Strategic Independence27:02 Collaboration and Production Strategies31:05 Closing the Skies Over Ukraine36:31 Economic Pressures on Russia38:11 Conclusion and Final Thoughts----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyślhttps://kharpp.com/NOR DOG Animal Rescuehttps://www.nor-dog.org/home/----------

Edition No237 | 31-08-2025 - Russia’s Gerasimov confirms what was already obvious to many of us. It’s addiction to war, refusal to relent, relentless attacks, hollow declarations and mocking strikes on Western assets in Ukraine. Even amid diplomatic overtures, Russia vows to continue the war and embrace the imperial genocide it started almost four years ago. Unfortunately, also on full display are American appeasement of Putin, political inertia, and Western hesitation. In a statement. Gerasimov emphasised the continuation of the Special Military Operation, and went on to make statements, claim battlefield advances, that have even elicited snorts of derision from Z-Patriots. It seems that lies so large and ludicrous push to the limit even their willingness to spread nonsense for the Putin regime. Russia is carving a path of destruction that refuses to stop—how words from Moscow are hollow compared to the thunder of missiles, and how Western dithering is empowering that aggression. Putin has never shown signs of stopping. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------SOURCES: https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-putin-trump-ukraine-russia-gerasimov/33517370.htmlhttps://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/08/30/7528585/https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-will-continue-strikes-against-ukraine-says-russian-top-general-11229https://united24media.com/latest-news/massive-overnight-russian-missile-and-drone-attack-hits-ukraine-casualties-reported-in-zaporizhzhia-11222 ----------