> several pieces of news about the russian economy from the recent days. each of them doesn't necessarily mean anything by itself, but together, they paint a picture, in my opinion. after the start of the full-scale invasion, over 50% of nornikel's sales were to china. in 2024, the export grew in volume but fell in its monetary equivalent by 16%. demand for steel inside russia has also decreased - there is less construction due to the high key rate. oil companies are also buying less pipes. car manufacturers are not buying enough steel, as well - chinese manufacturers prefer not to invest into building factories in russia.  serial production of ms-21 passenger aircraft has been delayed again. this time, it is supposed to start in 2026. however, the earliest promises to start serial production date back to 2016. in november 2024, russian prime minister mishustin swore that it would go to serial production in 2025. so the russian aviation industry will not receive new planes instead of the western ones that are going out of order in large numbers due to lack of maintenance and age. the ruble price of urals oil has decreased to a lower price than what was used when planning the russian budget of 2025. on january 22, the price of urals was 6,611 rubles per barrel (115 rubles lower than the budget estimate), and on january 23, the price was 300 rubles lower than planned. kremniy el, one of the largest microelectronics plants in russia, stopped its operations after being attacked by ukrainian drones. "technological production chains were disrupted," russian media said to explain the situation. on january 23rd, right before the attack, local media reported that the plant was completely restored from the previous drone attack in october 2024 (and it has stopped functioning then, as well). > part 2
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