From: Roman Sheremeta — Putin has driven the country into a dead end: his war goals remain unachieved, the economy survives solely on militarization, and hundreds of thousands of russians make their living off the front — from factories to trenches.
Economists warn: without the defense sector, russia is already in a recession. Everything is collapsing — only the military-industrial complex is holding the system together.
But the Kremlin’s greatest fear is the return of the so-called “heroes of the special military operation.” Tens of thousands of wounded, brutalized men — accustomed to easy money and rewarded with what, by russian standards, were massive payouts — will soon return to impoverished regions with no jobs and no prospects.
A surge in violence and crime is expected. Experts are already comparing this looming wave to the return of Afghan and Chechen war veterans in the 1990s.
That’s why Putin will fight as long as he can. He only pretends to want “peace” with Ukraine — because peace means the end. Not just of the regime, but of the lies it was built on.
Source: Bild, Live Ukraine
Voice of Ukraine 