The war has taken its toll, as men fight or flee, and few are left behind to work
  • multitotal@lemmygrad.ml
    22·
    3 months ago

    they wrestled with the fear that the United States and its allies had traded hopes of a total Ukrainian victory and for the more practical goal of weakening Russia.

    lol

      • multitotal@lemmygrad.ml
        12·
        3 months ago

        It was so predictable:

        • Ukraine victory condition in 2022: retake everything, Crimea beach party, siege of Moscow, Putin dead, balkanisation of Russia
        • Ukraine victory condition in 2024: be a nuisance

        How the mighty have fallen…

    • Red_Scare [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
      38·
      3 months ago

      strange, the population is growing rapidly under the genocidal Soviet occupation, and right after liberation starts decreasing just as rapidly…

      • redtea@lemmygrad.ml
        26·
        3 months ago

        The Soviets forced workers to take time off work and to live in affordable housing, knowing that the workers would fall into the trap of enjoying some of their free time naked. The Soviets were despicable like that.

      • OrnluWolfjarl@lemmygrad.ml
        18·
        3 months ago

        Probably a combination of expected emigration (due to the country’s destruction) and the death of many young people (which decreases birth rate and causes even more economic destruction).