Germany and Austria Prepare for Gasoline Rationing

"Amid demands from Russia that central Europe pay for the country's gasoline using rubles
starting on March 31, Germany and Austria have sounded the alarm over imminent disruptions in the supply chain, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

Germany, which gets about half its gas and a third of its oil from Russia, urged consumers and companies to reduce gas consumption. Klaus Müller, president of the country's Federal Network Agency, said to prepare for "all scenarios."

Neighboring Austria relies on Russia even more for gas, receiving nearly 80% of its supply from the country." Newsmax

Zelenskyy Fires 2 Top Generals, Calls Them 'Traitors'

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired two top generals and called them both
“traitors.” He announced Thursday that he was dismissing Naumov Andriy Olehovych, former chief of the Main Department of Internal Security of the Security Service of Ukraine, and Kryvoruchko Serhiy Oleksandrovych, former chief of the Office of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Kherson region, according to the Washington Examiner. The Hill quoted Zelenskyy as saying: “Regarding antiheroes. Now I do not have time to deal with all the traitors. But gradually they will all be punished.....That is why … Andriy Olehovych and … Serhiy Oleksandrovych are no longer generals.”  Newsmax

Russian Special Forces Capture Ukrainians Who Tortured Prisoners of War

"Russian Special Forces have captured some of the individuals who tortured captured Russian
prisoners of war by shooting them in knees and watching them die in agony while filming it all on video." SummitNews

'Retreating' Russian soldiers leave 13 'executed civilians' on highway of death and 'booby trap their bodies'

"The bodies of at least thirteen dead civilians have today been found along a highway out of
Kiev after they were left behind by retreating Russian soldiers - who booby trapped other corpses.

It is the same stretch of road where Russian soldiers were caught on video executing a Russian couple in a video that shocked the world at the start of March." DM

German Chemical Giant Warns Of "Total Collapse" If Russian Gas Supply Cut

 "CEO of Germany's multinational BASF SE, the world's largest chemical producer, has
warned that curbing or cutting off energy imports from Russia would bring into doubt the continued existence of small and medium-sized energy companies, and further would likely spiral Germany into its most "catastrophic" economic crisis going back to the end of World War 2." ZeroHedge

Russian Presidential Decree on Ruble Payments for Gas Goes Into Effect on Friday

"Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree on Thursday, stipulating that all contracts for pipeline gas deliveries with companies registered in countries that have sanctioned Russia be settled in rubles. This only concerns Gazprom's pipeline exports and does not mean that some of the clients may end up without gas tomorrow." Sputnik 

Two Ukrainian Military Helicopters Attacked Oil Depot in Belgorod, Russia

"An oil depot caught fire on Friday in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border with
Ukraine, Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the oil depot fire was caused by airstrikes carried out by two Ukrainian military helicopters." Sputnik