Russia is dusting off antique tanks from the 1940s, monitor group says, as its losses mount in Ukrai

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16. They're not the only museum pieces, either

They're having to use anything they can get to roll and/or fire some sort of projectile. The projectiles are also in short supply, mostly because of their "flatten everything, move forward" strategy that requires them to shoot 10 artillery rounds per the one carefully targeted round used by Ukraine. Both sides are rationing ammo but the poorly trained Russians don't know how to make it count.

WWII tanks against the shit that's coming at them will result in nothing but more carnage. At some point, they're going to have to plug Putin and get somebody saner who will withdraw to Luhansk and Crimea and beg for negotiations. Right now, they're all hoping he croaks from natural causes but they might not have that luxury much longer, he's costing them far too much.

I don't kid myself that any reforms in Russia will be particularly long lasting, something sourly echoed by many expats.