[GreyFriar]

I read an article on Russian demographics. The average age of the Russian citizen is 40. The country has a shortage of young males to take the casualties it did during WW2...and partly because of the killing off of a generation of young men that would have fathered more children.

The Soviets pulled out of Afghanistan in part because of its losses that led to what was called “the revolt of the mothers.” I’ve seen reporting that a second ‘revolt of the mothers’ may be brewing right now. And link that to the anti-war movement that appears to have started.

Putin is bringing in Chechens and Syrians because he can’t afford the losses he is taking.

[Zhang Fei]

[Putin is bringing in Chechens and Syrians because he can’t afford the losses he is taking.]

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His problem is that these people probably make Russian soldiers look like Green Berets in comparison. They are gonna get slaughtered and desert en masse. It’s one thing to ask Russians to risk their lives for a “de-Nazification” operation. What’s in it for Chechens and Syrians? The Russian attrition rates are over an order of magnitude higher than anything the Syrians have seen. Syrian loss rates are just over 10K a year. The Russians have lost 7,000 dead (conservative US estimate - Ukie number is 14,000) in just 3 weeks. It wouldn’t surprise me if fratricide between Russians and Syrians resulted, as Syrians decide to run for the EU border.

[delta7]

Putin is bringing in Chechens and Syrians because he can’t afford the losses he is taking.
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The same can be said, Ukraine is calling for foreigners also, as for losses, the Ukies have no Air Firce left, little armor, dwindling soldiers, are begging for a no fly zone, arms, ammunition, and resorted to arming citizens- last I saw, the eastern side of Ukraine is turning to a pile of rubble. Sorry folks, Vlad is winning, and the west is going berserk.