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Putin faces army funding crunch as Russian MoD postpones December military pay (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
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Another indicator that the russians are struggling with the ongoing economics of the war. Deferring salaries by a month for non-Ukraine engaged personnel.

Not optimal. Russia isn't going to tell us when their ability to sustain this war is starting to crumble, but there will be signs.

For a state that relies on the security services brutalizing dissent to maintain control, missing soldiers' paycheques is bad juju.

It also suggests that there is a maximum size to how big an army Moscow can support, and that they're likely at that limit. "Bottomless, Infinite Russia". LAFF. Only in terms of their brutality and depravity.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense plans to shift the payment of December salaries for military personnel to January for the first time due to a sharp increase in the budget deficit

The Russian economy is collapsing. 🤡 🤣

It also suggests that there is a maximum size to how big an army Moscow can support, and that they’re likely at that limit.

I've been saying they are above for 2 years now, with higher military spending than they can afford. The Russian economy hasn't been sustainable for a couple of years already. The evidence is coming out for real this year. The collapse has been slow, but it is happening, and it is accelerating.

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