While 2026 has already seen its share of disruptive events, none have cause the war in Ukraine to stop or even slow down. Long range attacks are now practically daily events, casualties are high, and significant parts of the Ukrainian population have faced a cold winter with limited electricity and other utilities. With the war now eclipsing the so called Great Patriot War in length today I want to look at how the war economies of Russia and Ukraine are holding up and some of the key risks they are likely to face going into 2026. Patreon: / perunau Reading and Sourcing:This video is being released mid-travel and so sourcing is being omitted until later this week when I have access to my main PC again. Apologies for the delay.Timestamps:00:00:00 — Opening Words 00:00:56 — What Am I Talking About? 00:02:59 — Assessing Endurance 00:04:23 — Russia Going Into 2026 00:17:20 — Ukrainian Strike Campaign 00:24:56 — Domestic Stability 00:27:51 — Geopolitical Risks 00:35:17 — Ukraine Going Into 2026 00:36:04 — Geopolitical Risk 00:39:21 — the Air Defence Challenge 00:50:33 — Economics 00:58:43 — Will to Continue 01:03:33 — Closing Observations 01:04:28 — Channel Update