And then you add the Ukrainian military casualties, civilian casualties, damage to priceless cultural artifacts and sites, psychological trauma to generations of adults and children.

Rich farmland that is mined to oblivion that could have fed millions for centuries.

All that for what?

[–] photoncollector@mastodon.social 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@zabadoh @qarbone
Russia can not conquer and hold Ukraine. No one could. I believe that the real purpose behind the war, is to return political control over the Russian population to Stalinist levels, and to undermine Western democracies. Both are achievable and partly done.

[–] hanekam@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is bordering on the conspiratorial. The Russians believed they would defeat Ukraine very quickly. They never expected to be in this situation

[–] photoncollector@mastodon.social 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@hanekam
They told the Russian population that they could defeat Ukraine very quickly.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah, they thought they could at the onset because every officer in the Russian army routinely lies up the chain of command so they believed they had far more capability than they actually did.

[–] photoncollector@mastodon.social 4 points 8 months ago

@qarbone @Five
Putin is just one member of the Kremlin elite who control Russia. The war was a collective decision.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Jesus fucking Christ