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Russia, Ukraine, and Iran
First, we need to look at the losses that Russia is continuing to take along the front line. It is catastrophic. In fact, both Russia and Ukraine have lost a generation on the front lines. And for Russia, this has absolutely worsened its demographic crisis. To the point that Russia will have a population collapse at some point, unless it opens its borders to immigrants, which will dilute the Russians. And we all know Russians fear this. So this is one way to put it, and I must say, it is impressive:
Russia is putting 254 soldiers per square kilometer in Ukrainian black soil!
These statistics were given by Ukraine’s permanent representative to the UN, Andriy Melnyk.
“No army since the First World War has paid such a high price in lives for such insignificant territorial gains as Russia,” he said.
According to Melnyk, in order to occupy the entire Donetsk region, Putin will have to send at least one and a half million additional soldiers to their deaths.
Russia could get those troops under a forced mobilization. This is why they are closing down the internet. Because if Vladimir Putin decides to do this, he cannot afford 1.5 million contract soldiers. In reality, Russia cannot afford to lose this many troops, and its economy is already in a basket case. This is where Ukraine is, by the way. Because…








