Russian Soldiers Reportedly Go Hungry as Supply Chains Cut Off

[blue-wave]

7 years past the "use by" date on meals ready to eat??? Where did the money go to feed Russian troops? Likely into Pooty's and his buddies pockets. Russia needs to wake up! He cares not about the average Russian citizen.

[paleotn]

1. One of the problems with a kleptocracy....

It's estimated the Russians spend 60 to 70 billion on their military annually, but how much of that just ends up in peoples pockets? It's doubtful the Russians have an analog for the DCAA and DCMA. A Potemkin military.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. A Potemkin military.

Well said.

When you take systematic diversions of military funds to off-shore accounts and you add the Russian People and military COC saying, collectively, "WTF?", well you get these results, I think.

All Putin has now are his nukes. But - does he really have them?

[Funtatlaguy]

2. Hungary is part of NATO. Yeah !

Which I’ll bet makes the Russians hangry.

[Grins]

5. 7 year's? That's all?

In basic trading in the late 60’s I was given C-rations. A fellow recruit told me to look at the dates in the box and on the canned food: 1954.

[krispos42]

6. And now their paychecks are worthless

The ruble is devalued and there's precious little western goods and services to buy anyway