Mastodawn

Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ukraine-war-momentum-shift/687444/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK339Ii2SkHlPWX0PobpYV_fQ

Ukraine Is Not Losing. Russia Is Not Winning.

A momentum shift that changes everything

The Atlantic

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Paul Giulan 1d ago

@anneapplebaum war of attrition

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ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 1d ago

@pgiulan @anneapplebaum

yes but for #russia the attrition is people, and for #ukraine the attrition is drones

it's not that if you get an "F" at university you get sent to the frontlines, it's that if you don't bribe your professor to get a good grade you get sent to the frontlines

there is also a quota of employees placed on businesses for drafting into frontline service

businesses have responded by "hiring" people to immediately send to the frontlines

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-07/russia-embarks-on-plan-to-recruit-soldiers-from-universities/106757174

'Happening in every university': Students sent to Putin's 'meat grinder'

Lessons look a little different at some universities and technical colleges around Russia this year, as the Kremlin tries to entice students to enlist in the military to cover massive casualties in Ukraine.

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Mister Shade 1d ago

@benroyce @pgiulan @anneapplebaum I guess it’s propaganda or nationalism or something…I was hoping there’d be rebellion by now. Surely a sizable portion of Russian citizens don’t want to leap into that meat grinder.

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Darwin Woodka

@mister_shade02X2 @benroyce @pgiulan @anneapplebaum

Unfortunately Russians are much like the GOP, lost in a world of propaganda. American media is becoming Russified and soon we'll all be under the thrall of that kind of media too unless we actively seek out independent sources of news.