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Re:The Secret History of the War in Ukraine by ilamont on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @12:12PM (#43558284)
Excellent reporting, particularly concerning the rivalries in the top levels of the Ukrainian military leadership. If only it was possible to do a similar deep dive into the Russian side.

One "what if" I am left wondering about concerns the U.S. frustrations and Ukrainian reluctance to lower the draft age. Maybe that ties into Zelensky and Budanov's belief that Putin has been "approaching death" for 2 years?

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/ze...

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Re:The Secret History of the War in Ukraine by StefanBatory on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @12:54PM (#43558716)
I think the answer is simpler - if they draft young people, their demographic pyramid will be even more utterly devastated after the war ends.
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Re:The Secret History of the War in Ukraine by ProjectArcturis on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @01:01PM (#43558812)
Definitely the demographic thing, but also the "Putin approaching death" meme feels like mostly a PsyOp from Ukraine. The unspoken correlary is, Ukraine doesn't have to outlast Russia, it just has to outlast Putin.
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Re:The Secret History of the War in Ukraine by ajcp on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @01:24PM (#43559065)
> belief that Putin has been "approaching death" for 2 years?

I truly believe this was a significant part of why Alexei Navalny was willing to go back to Russia knowing full-well he'd disappear into their penal system; he was betting he'd be able to outlive Putin.

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