(July 10, 2024 at 11:26 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Some months ago a major push to dredge up meat from the russian public offered absurdly high salaries for a six month contract. What is the meat learning?
That payments to soldiers and their survivors are spotty. That due to manpower shortages from the million or so casualties in ukraine, russian companies at home now pay more. That their contracts have been extended indefinitely by presidential decree. That the mod and presidents office do not return calls or mail.
They're feeling some sort of way about it on social media.
The only reason the Kremlin hasn't been burnt to the ground is 'cause the Russian people have been treated like mushrooms. Some bits have slipped through and it's only a matter of time before the facade fails but we could still have a while before that happens.
A few months ago it was estimated that at the current rate of attrition Russia's stockpiles would be spent by 2027, though that rate of expenditure must increase as the decent stuff has already been used and they're dragging out the museum pieces to overhaul for service.
My guess is there'll be a general mobilization in 2025. They'll likely not directly attack a NATO country but I would expect some crisis to 'suddenly occur' and threaten to draw NATO members' attention.
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