⟳ Репост от Victoria Ward
A useful reminder that Russians are also victims of Putin — in fact he’s killed and maimed far more of his own people than Ukrainians. They didn’t choose him, their attempts to resist him were crushed, they can’t escape him, and he’s sending hundreds of thousands to quick and awful deaths
Peter BakerThe average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/r...