"Russia Has Already Lost The Ukraine War" Topic

Criminals Control Russia Ukraine Border

"The Ukraine war has been underway for three and a half years, creating a violent atmosphere along the border with Ukraine. A growing number of armed Russian soldiers are operating as criminal gangs, stealing what they can and living off plunder. Local Russian police are unable to control this mayhem. In some cases, the police establish an understanding with these groups of armed ex-soldiers to stay out of each other's way. Civilians who complain to local government officials are advised to move away from the border area until the violence subsides. The central government in Moscow doesn't want to be bothered with this border violence issue and tells local officials to handle it as best they can. If any of these violent groups attempt to advance farther into Russia, soldiers will be sent to prevent the spread of the violence…"

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Russian Virtual Repression

"Now in its fourth year, the Russian war effort in Ukraine has proved to be a failure on many levels—not just a military defeat, but an increasingly difficult disaster to explain to the Russian people. The government has sought to suppress disloyal or disruptive discussions among Russians, particularly in rural areas and regions occupied by non-Slavic peoples, where most soldiers for the Ukraine war were recruited. High signing bonuses and even higher death benefits for troops killed in Ukraine brought unexpected prosperity to regions that had seen little of it before. However, locals eventually noticed the growing number of graves for soldiers sent to Ukraine. Another touchy subject is the government's refusal to call the fighting in Ukraine a war, instead labeling it a "Special Operation" against a neighboring country that hadn't attacked anyone. Many Russians noted that people had eagerly fought Germans in World War II, but the Ukraine conflict lacked similar fervor…"

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