Hyperreality , 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

They're replenishing troops:

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-army-expansion-a2bf0b035aabab20c8b120a1c86c9e38

And their arms and defense industry is ramping up heavily:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ramps-up-output-some-military-hardware-by-more-than-tenfold-state-company-2023-09-19/

They've lost a lot of troops. Putin doesn't care, he can always send more of his countrymen to their deaths.

They've lost a lot of equipment. Putin doesn't care, the Soviet Union spent far far more than Russia as a proportion of GDP and maintained that spending for decades.

They are not to be underestimated, especially if Trump wins and further undermines NATO.