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TexasTowelie

(115,991 posts) Fri Jul 26, 2024, 12:38 AM Jul 26

It Will Take 33,991,753 More Russian Deaths to Conquer Ukraine. But There's a Bigger Problem. - William Spaniel

Recent numbers indicate that Russia is suffering immense casualties in Ukraine. This video examines the problem and indeed finds them to be very high given progress on the ground. However, it is far from the primary concern for the Kremlin at the moment. Inflation has been rising for months, and it is not responding to the standard countermeasures. Failure to rectify that problem will end the war far sooner than the rate of fatalities.

0:00 Casualties versus Inflation
0:49 Calculating How Many More Fatalities It Will Take
7:52 Coup/Revolution Concerns
12:02 The Kremlin's (In?)ability to Raise an Army
14:14 Russia's Production Problems
16:16 Why Isn't Russian Inflation Improving?

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It Will Take 33,991,753 More Russian Deaths to Conquer Ukraine. But There's a Bigger Problem. - William Spaniel (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 26 OP

1+ keithbvadu2 Jul 26 #1

Russia Has a 6000lb Glide Bomb Now MrWowWow Jul 26 #2

Russian losses in Ukraine causing 'serious problems' for recruitment, HUR says LetMyPeopleVote Jul 26 #3

keithbvadu2

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1. 1+

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 12:45 AM

Jul 26

MrWowWow

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2. Russia Has a 6000lb Glide Bomb Now

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 02:36 AM

Jul 26

That takes an expensive and short-supplied Patriot Missile to defeat.

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LetMyPeopleVote

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3. Russian losses in Ukraine causing 'serious problems' for recruitment, HUR says

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 03:23 PM

Jul 26

Putin needs TFG to win.

Link to tweet

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-losses-in-ukraine-causing-serious-problems-for-kremlin-recruitment-hur-says/

Russian personnel and materiel losses in Ukraine are so high the Kremlin is having "serious problems" recruiting new contract soldiers, and is relying on decommissioning Soviet-era weapons as it can't produce enough modern versions, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) spokesperson said on July 26.

Speaking on national TV, Andrii Yusov said the situation will soon have an impact on the frontline situation and Russia's ability to effectively wage war.

Russian losses in Ukraine reached "conflict highs" during May and June, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on July 12.

In an intelligence report on X, the ministry said average daily Russian casualties – both killed and wounded – reached 1,262 and 1,163 in the two months, respectively......

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin signed a decree on July 23 establishing a one-time signing bonus of 1.9 million rubles ($21,200) for city residents who join the military.

While other regional authorities have also instituted signing bonuses, such as 1 million rubles ($11,200) in Krasnodar Krai and 500,000 rubles ($5,600) in Dagestan, the Moscow signing bonus appears to be the highest reported so far.

With the addition of the signing bonus, a Moscow resident who enlists in the army will make over 5.2 million rubles ($58,600) over the course of their first year in service, Sobyanin's office said.

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