Is it just the Russian casualty count going gang busters? Nope.
Let's look at how the Russian economy is going thanks to Putin's "SMO". To sum up the Russian economy in one word, I'd say "disaster".
It's just like the collapse of the Soviet Union, bogged down in pointless war they cannot win that sends them into economic abyss. History repeating? Who'd have thunk it.
But don't take my word for it, let's look at the facts:
https://x.com/evgen1232007/status/1932530121895821595
