monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Ukraine's own industrial base is smaller and much of it is already gone, so the asymmetry runs the other way: Russia has far more exposed capacity than Ukraine has equivalent targets left to hit back with. 1241
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026 It's already showing — Russian gasoline output fell to about 70% of domestic demand by late August after a wave of refinery strikes. 2242
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Which makes "Russia will respond" a weak argument now. Russia started this war and can stop it whenever it wants — it keeps choosing not to despite having shown no clear way to win decisively on the battlefield. Ukraine can accept that and give Russia a sanctuary or keep raising the price of the war 1243
