See, there's this slow motion guillotine hanging over Putin right now, and for each month of successive losses, it'll slowly be lowered until it reaches his neck.

Then, after a new favourite of the oligarchy and the generals have rubbed a few backs and made a few promises, said favourite will come up from behind and place his foot on the blade to force it through Putin's neck.

That's only speculation though.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 19 points 9 months ago

^ this is your brain on western propaganda

[–] Stalins_Spoon@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 9 months ago

I don’t know which world you live in, Ukraine is in political turmoil rn, while UAF conscripts die en masse.

[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This was typed one-handed and cross-posted to the Ask Penthouse column; I can practically hear the lack of lubricant in that dry, crusty beating.

[+] CableMonster@lemmy.ml -78 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Dude, the war has been over for over a year, Ukraine lost, they were never going to win, it was just the west trying to use their dead bodies to damage russia.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Russia have lost nearly 400,000 people so far. They've crippled their economy and industry, not to mention scuppered any progress they made since the 90s. Ruined their growth in international standing and currently bending over for China and getting reamed on tech for the war by Iran. They have lost countless flagship military installments and their hold over the black sea.

In the nearly 10 years since their initial invasion they have captured no more than 20% of Ukraine most of which was captured in 2014s Crimean annexation.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Ruined their growth in international standing

They’ve ruined their standing with the imperial core, while their standing with the semi-periphery and periphery has grown.

They’ve crippled their economy and industry

Their industrial capacity has been untouched, and is in fact growing. The Ruble is doing alright, too.
Bloomberg: Russian Manufacturing Booms With Economy on War Footing

Russian industry expanded for the third straight year in 2023 as the government’s spending on its prolonged war on Ukraine helped counter the impact of sanctions imposed by the US and its allies.

Industrial production increased by 3.5% last year after 0.6% growth in 2022, according to data published Wednesday by the Federal Statistics Service. The rise in manufacturing among industries benefiting from military orders last year more than offset a slump in mining output, data show.

The figures show businesses have adapted to “the current external economic conditions,” the Economy Ministry said in a statement late Wednesday.

The scale of Russia’s transition into a war economy was underlined by the three fastest-growing categories of manufacturing — which include goods such as bombs and weapons, aircraft and rocket engines, and ships and combat vehicles. Output under categories like “metal goods,” “computers, electronics and optics,” and “other transport” jumped by as much as a third compared to 2022.

The 1.3% drop from last year in output from extraction industries, like mining, oil and gas, was largely due to a voluntary reduction in oil production, the Economy Ministry said in a separate statement. Russia, in coordination with its OPEC+ allies, pledged last year to reduce its crude production and maintain the cuts through 2024. The country stopped disclosing data on oil output last year.

The latest data offer some support for recent claims by Russian officials that the country has boosted its military production despite efforts by the Group of Seven and the European Union to break the Kremlin’s war machine through stringent sanctions including an oil price cap. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday that production of missiles for air defense systems had doubled, without providing figures. Previously, he said tank production had also increased by seven times.

The Kremlin plans to keep the economy on a war footing for at least the next three years, according to its budget plans, ramping up spending on arms production. That’s as Ukraine is running short of weapons to protect its cities, and vital aid from the US and the EU has been tied up by political disputes.

The war, now approaching its third year, has settled into a stalemate, making a steady supply of weapons and munitions crucial to both sides.

Russian defense plants have been put on round-the-clock production schedules, and reports abound in local media of converted shopping centers and bakeries that now also manufacture military drones. Kalashnikov Concern, Russia’s flagship arms manufacturer, has developed new types of weapons that it plans to present at the World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia next week, according to state defense-industry conglomerate Rostec.

Russia has also lined up supplies of weapons and other support from Iran and North Korea. Satellite imagery since October shows a steady flow of trade between North Korea and Russia that South Korea estimates includes more than 2 million rounds of artillery and several ballistic missiles.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They spent a long time building relationships across Europe, growing ties with the west. From sports sponsorships, to infrastructure partnerships to joint ventures like the ISS. They threw all of it away.

They also made a balls of the invasion, embarrassing themselves, losing a huge amount of high ranking officials and pissed off China in doing so.

They have tacit support from India because India is getting flooded with cheap oil but that won't last forever as the Saudis get more and more annoyed and the US continues to ramp up production.

And their operations in Africa are hampered by an international warrant meaning Putin can't attend meetings of their new "bloc".

They are on a war footing, war booms the economy but their currency is artificially inflated and they have hemorrhaged young graduates and skilled professionals.so manufacturing might be up because every available man is getting paid a pittance to shove artillery together but the workers left in country fear conscription and can't afford eggs.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml -4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They spent a long time building relationships across Europe, growing ties with the west.

Yes, they did, and they’ve finally figured out that it was a fool’s errand all along, because the US has always wanted Russia to be nothing more than a gas station. Now they’ve abandoned the garden and embraced the jungle.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The only western source that provides any methodology shows Russian losses at around 43k, but do go on https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng

[–] kefirchik@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

These are confirmed and identified casualties using 3rd party evidence. From the source you linked,

However, these figures represent only a partial account and do not reflect the full extent of the casualties. […] This week, CIA Director William Burns penned a column in Foreign Affairs estimating the total losses of the Russian army—killed and wounded—at 315,000. At first glance, this figure might seem significantly different from our own count, but in reality, it’s not, and we regard Burns’ estimate as close to the truth.

The reality is that we will not know for a long time the true numbers, but this 43k is the absolute minimum number of dead Russian combatants.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -3 points 9 months ago

While 43 is obviously a lower bound, it gives a rough idea of the overall casualties which aren't going to be an order of magnitude higher.

[–] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: the burger reich can still make many more dead Ukrainian bodies to attempt to harm Russia.

[–] CableMonster@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

Some of the neocon types have expressed that this was their intent, they are happy with the money spent because it harms russia. I personally dont care one bit about russia, but they are pushing us into WW3 for some strange reason.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How much ground has Russia gained in the last year?

Also, remember when Russia said they'd get to Kyiv in 2 days? It's been a long 2 days.

[–] CableMonster@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

The border has changed very little since I think fall of 2022 if I am remembering right. The important thing is that the median or mean age of soldiers for Ukraine has gone from low 30s to 43. They are out of troops, its over.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

#BlueAnon report:

Reporter: [REDACTED]
Reason: Russky spy, no /s so prolly serious)

[–] CableMonster@lemmy.ml -5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sorry they are bugging you, but what I am saying is 100% fact based.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I only post it to share the lulz.

[–] CableMonster@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How many reports do you get in the average day?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Not sure, a few dozen it feels like; less than a hundred I think. We usually get a few Chinese or Russian shill/troll/bot complaints from the MSNBC-pilled.

[–] CableMonster@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago

I feel like we are very similar in our understanding, but we ended up on two different side of the spectrum, where I think the government is the problem, and you think the government is the solution.