Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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BFR said:

“But despite its losses, Russia is recruiting 25,000 to 30,000 new soldiers a month — roughly as many as are exiting the battlefield, U.S. officials said.”@julianbarnes @EricSchmittNYT @MarcSantoraNYT pic.twitter.com/AFDjqHNGkl

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) June 29, 2024

This is a bit of a side effect of both the sanctions and Russia switching to war economy: Russia is basically scrapping most of it's commercial sector to fuel it's war economy, and as a result Russians in general are getting poorer, and the only reliable good income for many of them right now is to become soldiers.

The question is how long Russia can keep this up before tanking their economy. Russia already has full employment and factories find it increasingly difficult to find new trained workers.