This week, Ukraine destroyed Russian tank number 7000 in this war.
Russia is still in this fight, because every time they lose a tank, they pick another tank from storage, restore it, and send it to the frontline.
But eventually, every storage lot will be emptied of this old Soviet equipment. And while the best equipment is likely restored first, as this war progresses, Russia will be spending more and more time restoring worse and worse equipment, while being under ever worsening sanctions.
@randahl Russia is a very inequal society. The economic zones around Moscow, St. Petersburg & the centers of larger cities is where living standards are comparable to ours.
The rest of the country goes to outdoor toilets. So far, recruitment for the war has been largely pulled from those peripheries.
As more and more Muscovites start to lose their children, opinions will start turning sour. Those who had the means to flee abroad did so allready.