The bitter harvest Putin will likely reap from Ukraine
Jazz Shaw Mar 29, 2022 8:01 PM ET
We still don’t know how or when the current war in Ukraine will end, assuming it does, and anyone telling you they know the answer is probably selling something. But there is no question that this event has reshaped many aspects of the current world order and some changes might be permanent. If events follow any sort of logical course, many of these long-term changes will not work out in Russia’s favor either before or after the dust settles. At CNBC, Holly Ellyatt has mapped out the five most likely consequences for both Putin himself and the Russian people in general. These seem fairly spot-on, so let’s look at them briefly.
1. Russia will be leaving behind a lot of bodies.Ellyatt makes note of the shockingly high casualty rates among the Russian forces. There is simply no way to obtain accurate numbers during the fog of war and both sides are probably understating or overstating the figures in their own favor. But most analysts agree that Russia has had anywhere between 8,000 and 15,000 soldiers killed in action. If so, that would add up to nearly the same number of soldiers they lost during their ten-year misadventure in Afghanistan, but they’ve managed it in barely a month. That means there are thousands of families back in Russia who will never see their sons, husbands, brothers, and fathers again after being told they were leaving for a quick “special expedition” that would be easy as pie. All of those families will likely not have fond feelings for Putin after this.
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