That's not even scratching the surface. Don't forget they are mobilizing up to a million men when the winter is coming. Any logistical slipups (lack of fuel or food) and these will be freezing to death dying of hunger on the front.
And rabid babushkas who are cheering Russias working age male surplus population to go die and be maimed on the front are not exactly thinking much either about who pays for their own retirement.
And rabid babushkas who are cheering Russias working age male surplus population to go die and be maimed on the front are not exactly thinking much either about who pays for their own retirement.