Russian losses -

Slowly but surely, Russia is using the war in Ukraine to eliminate its own population. The high compensations make it easy for them to recruit, and relatives also do not seem to worry about the loss of human lives. The compensations for the fallen are so high that it is rather seen as a bonus. The other day, we saw a film about a mother who had lost one of her sons and received compensation, and now appealed to Putin to send her other younger son to the battles in Ukraine.

We are naive to think that the Russian population will protest in the near future; for now, most see it as pure profit. Only when the Russian treasury is empty and they can no longer pay high salaries to the soldiers, or high compensations for the fallen, will we see serious protests.

Meanwhile, Ukraine is fighting for its own existence, and to drain the Russian treasury.