Russian President Vladimir Putin has been officially informed that the Russian economy is on the verge of exhausting its resources to continue the war against Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian military commander.
Yuriy Fedorenko, commander of the Achilles battalion of unmanned aviation systems within Ukraine's 92nd Separate Assault Brigade, shared the information in a Facebook post.
Fedorenko said that while the message delivered to Putin meant there was no money left for the war, Kremlin analysts used more refined phrasing, stating that the Russian economy was on the verge of exhausting resources for further development.
The report was prepared by Kremlin analysts under the leadership of Maxim Oreshkin, a senior economic adviser to Putin who previously served as Russia's minister of economic development.
According to Fedorenko, the analysts proposed creating conditions so that the population and businesses invest in the economy. However, the commander explained that the Kremlin requires these funds to patch budget holes rather than to invest in an abstract economy.
Measures targeting bank deposits and businesses
Fedorenko warned that creating such conditions in practice could mean freezing civilian bank deposits and issuing state bonds instead of salaries to public sector workers.
For private businesses, Fedorenko predicted even harsher measures, including state corporate raiding, the nationalisation of enterprises, and the redistribution of property in favour of one or two Kremlin clans.
He stated that ordinary Russian citizens as well as Russian millionaires and billionaires are already actively preparing for the creation of these mechanisms.
Fedorenko cited data showing that during July, ordinary depositors in Russian banks withdrew cash equivalent to two annual budgets of the Moscow region, amounting to approximately 1.3 trillion rubles.
He described the July withdrawal total as an anti record so far, adding that August is likely to see another record as depositors withdraw funds from banks across the federal region surrounding Moscow.
Ukrainian military assessment of Russia stability
Fedorenko stated that the Defense Forces of Ukraine have driven the Russian regime into an economic trap. He argued that even if the Kremlin resorts to expropriations, such steps will not save the situation long term and will only prolong the aggressor's agony by several months.
He added that a genuine way out will only appear after the wave of history sweeps away the Putin regime, allowing the indigenous peoples of Russia to build a new life on its ruins.
According to the battalion commander, the Kremlin is currently at a stage where it senses the system is losing controllability, with the next stage being its final loss.
Fedorenko pledged that Ukrainian forces will accelerate the collapse of the regime as much as possible through long range sanctions and increasing enemy losses, concluding his post with Glory to Ukraine.
Growing pressure during Black August
The economic warnings follow reports by Ukrainian news agency UNIAN, which cited analysis by CNN journalist Nathan Hodge regarding Russia's historic pattern of late summer crises known as Black August.
Hodge wrote that the summer has been gloomy for Putin's Russia, citing insignificant progress by occupying forces, frequent fires at Russian factories and warehouses, petrol station queues, and public discontent driven by rumours of a new mobilisation wave.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently acknowledged that Ukrainian strikes cause damage to Russia, though he claimed there would be no critical consequences.
Putin stated that Russian trade infrastructure functions effectively and stably, while noting that logistics storage facilities require restoration with state participation and describing national economic dynamics as modest but positive.
