A deeply shallow way of looking at it but as a loyal Putinist of course you'd be happy to wave it about.
It takes no account of the destruction of human and physical capital, diversion of labour, nor recognises the opportunity cost in not directing capital to productive endeavours along with a various other effects yet to be discovered.
Of course 'GDP' figures and so called 'growth' numbers might look impressive short term when you convert large parts of your economy and endeavour to a War footing. What's going to happen when the War is over ? Or is the lunatic in the Kremlin Asylum planning perpetual War ?
If you think War is a long term positive for a country's economy and its people you're really misguided.
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