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Silicon Bites Ep406 | 2026-09-24 | Everyone around Putin knows the war is lost — except grandpa. Explosive new leaks hint at what Putin’s inner circle believe, and the picture is hardly of loyalists that are invested in a common vision. Rather a cynical and spineless elite simply clinging to power and their lives – buying more time to grift and protect their ill-gotten gains. But what if there is no plan to what, what if there never was a plan? But they are all only improvising day to day to survive? ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.org----------SOURCES:UA.News — "Hackers have published Peskov's correspondence regarding Prigozhin and Navalny" (23 Sep 2026; relays Agentstvo's analysis): https://ua.news/en/world/khakeri-opublikuvali-perepisku-pieskova-pro-prigozhina-i-navalnogoPriamyi Online (PRM) — "Hackers obtained correspondence between a Russian official and Peskov, discussing Tokayev and Prigozhin" (23–24 Sep 2026): https://prm.ua/en/hackers-obtained-correspondence-between-a-russian-official-and-peskov-discussing-tokayev-and-prigozhin/UNIAN — "'Все настолько плохо, что нужно что-то делать': хакеры слили переписку Пескова" (23 Sep 2026): https://www.unian.net/world/dmitriy-peskov-predskazal-smert-prigozhina-za-tri-mesyaca-13507953.htmlTSN — "'Нельзя помочь самоубийце': хакеры слили 'переписку' Пескова" (23 Sep 2026): https://tsn.ua/ru/svit/nelzya-pomoch-samoubiytse-hakery-slili-perepisku-peskova-o-putine-prigozhine-i-navalnom-foto-smi-3174272.htmlMY.UA news cluster — "Хакеры Black8Mirror слили переписку Пескова" (23 Sep 2026): https://my.ua/news/cluster/2026-09-23-khakery-black8mirror-slili-perepisku-peskova-chto-on-pisal-o-putine-prigozhine-i-tokaeveFocus.ua — "Переписка Пескова — что в Кремле писали о Дне ВМФ, выступлении Токаева и Пригожина" (23 Sep 2026): https://focus.ua/world/768777-perepiska-peskova-chto-v-kremle-pisali-o-dne-vmf-vystuplenii-tokaeva-i-prigozhinaYahoo News — "Putin's Paranoia Exposed in Leaked Kremlin Message Trove" (23 Sep 2026): https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/putin-paranoia-exposed-leaked-kremlin-210335389.htmlWikipedia — Mikhail Babich (background biography): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_BabichNewsweek — "Russia's Navy Day Sees Ships Replaced With Giant Banner of Vessel" (26 Jul 2026): https://www.newsweek.com/russia-navy-day-sees-ships-replaced-with-giant-banner-of-vessel-12249515Ground News aggregation (incl. Kyiv Independent, ISW) — Navy Day parade cancelled for second straight year: https://ground.news/article/russia-cancels-st-petersburg-navy-day-parade-for-second-straight-year-amid-ukrainian-drone-threatUkrainska Pravda — "Russia again decides not to hold its 'main naval parade'" (15 Jun 2026, citing Fontanka): https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/15/8039371/The Moscow Times — "Speaking Alongside Putin, Kazakh President Calls for Freeze of Ukraine War" (26 Jul 2026): https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/26/speaking-alongside-putin-kazakh-president-calls-for-freeze-of-ukraine-war-a93339----------