Casualties are piling up - now at a rate of nearly as many the Soviet Union lost in a decade in Afghanistan (15,000) every six weeks or so.
Another wave of mobilization seems likely for next month, which is sure to entertain the public.
There may be some Russian gains as the main force of mobniks gets thrown into combat in a month or two, but then there are likely going to be some more humiliating battlefield losses as well - and mountains of more dead Russians.
All while economic conditions continue to deteriorate.
When logistics to Crimea are cut, the scale of this disaster will be unavoidable to notice for the Russian public.
Putin’s last Winter in power.
Who will turn on him? Ramzan Kadyrov gets billions from Putin. So Putin gets the Chechens to fight for him. Others in Putin's inner circle are financially secure. Putin paid them well. If they want out, they're dead. It's like being in the Mafia.
Thanks for the info.
I hear that putin isn’t doing well physically either. That may affect his calculations too...and not in a good way