Posted 11/26/2023, 2:31:41 PM
Putin Rushes Salary Payments Amid Mounting Troop Frustrations Over Ukraine War
- Putin looking to speed up payment of soldiers' salaries to avoid protests over long deployments without rotation
- Earlier protests held by soldiers' wives and families over frustration with the war
- Russia has suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties during the Ukraine war
- On Friday, Russia suffered over 1,000 soldiers and 30 tanks killed or destroyed
- Ukraine says Russia's reliance on old equipment is to blame for military struggles