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Originally Posted by Dargo
How much does this "operation" cost Russia and the decline of its economy?
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The question is more what it costs the Ukraine...?!
The Russians, whatever the costs for them are now (low) or will be in the future (hard to assess) - they seem to think they can afford it.
And the ga sprices, as descirbes as such that they earn MORE profit with delivering LESS gas and oil to Eruope. Not bad deal.
Russia prepares to continue the war AT LEAST until Octobre. They have the reserves for that, it seems. Does the Ukraine have the replenishments? Doubts are on order. They get not sufficient Western style weapons, and their ammo stocks for their Sovjet style heavy weapons are dying quickly.
This is the kind of game where the Russians are stronger. Sad, but true.