Kremlin Crisis: Flamingo Missile Hits Oil Port - Jason Jay Smart

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Ukraine's Flamingo missile strike has triggered a deep crisis inside the Kremlin. The attack on Russia's oil infrastructure exposes the internal weakness of Putin's system and the growing conflict between factions that keep his rule together. This strike follows earlier hits on refineries in Saratov and petrochemical facilities in Tatarstan, each adding new pressure on a system already struggling to maintain control.

What happens inside the Kremlin when Russian oil money gets cut off? The internal war has already started. Every successful hit creates new accusations inside Moscow as competing groups rush to shift blame and protect their influence.

Russia's internal balance depends on rivalry between the Defense Ministry, FSB security service, Rosgvardia, and powerful families linked to energy money. The Flamingo strike highlights failures of Russia's air defenses, adding stress to officials who must explain why expensive systems failed to stop missiles aimed at strategic assets far from the front.

The FSB is using these failures to demand more authority. Generals are pushing back to defend their position. Rosgvardia faces questions about why it cannot protect key sites inside Russia. Above them, members of Putin's family circle watch as assets tied to their networks take damage that they cannot easily hide.

This situation matters because the regime depends on control of energy money and the appearance of order. When Ukrainian strikes keep hitting valuable infrastructure, that control becomes harder to maintain. The internal conflict inside the Kremlin grows stronger with each successful attack.

These events show that Ukraine is now shaping the political environment inside Russia, not only the battlefield. Updates will continue as the situation evolves.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Ukraine Hits Deep Inside Russia's Oil & Logistics
03:09 - Ukraine's Resolve: Why Russia Will Be Desperate for Peace
05:27 - The FSB vs. the Army: Strikes Are a Disaster for the Elite
06:36 - Putin's Private Army: Why Rosgvardiya Got Heavy Weapons
07:50 - Nepotism & Corruption: Putin Appoints Relatives to Control Billions
09:27 - The Strategic Failure of Pokrovsk: A Political Scoreboard
10:47 - The Dictator is Hiding: Putin's Paranoia in Secret Estates
12:37 - The Future of the Kremlin: Ukraine's Strikes Make It a House of Cards
13:58 - Outro