Fighter planes were overwhelming, missiles were swarming, and soldiers were swift and brave ......
On February 24, 2022, Russian assault forces launched a surprise attack on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and seized an airport near Kyiv in less than a day, which is equivalent to inserting a knife in the heart of the Kyiv regime!
Russia's "special military operation" against Ukraine has begun.
The whole raid showed the decisiveness and swiftness of the Russian army, but whether it was a tactical missile to break the defense or a high-speed assault airborne, it was all based on the advanced and suppressive nature, to put it bluntly, it was all smashed with money.
As soon as the cannon sounded, **10,000 taels, modern warfare is finance, and what is fought is to burn money.
So, how much money does the Russia-Ukraine war really burn?
The conflict has been going on for almost two years, and if it continues to fight, will Russia still be able to hold on?
If we want to be clear about this issue, in fact, we have to start with Ukraine, because whether Russia can insist on burning money depends on how long Ukraine and the "big brothers" behind him can hold on to it.
The war between Russia and Ukraine
The attrition of the Russian-Ukrainian war has long become an incomprehensible bad debt for Ukraine itself.
Not long after the war began, Russia used its armed forces to strike at military facilities and military airports in many cities in Ukraine, including airports, military warehouses, and barracks areas.
The defense system has been destroyed, and the fighters have also been damaged, these fighters are the foundation of Ukraine's national defense, some are funded by NATO, some are borrowed money to buy, and some are military assistance from Western countries, all of which are advanced equipment and are worth a lot.
There are also airfields and radar stations, which are necessary means to control air supremacy and defend against the Russian Air Force, but they were also accurately attacked by the Russian army, and it is difficult to build them in a short time, and Ukraine is losing money.
In comparison, the losses of armored vehicles and soldiers seem insignificant, after all, Zelensky is notoriously disregarded for the lives of soldiers, and armored vehicles are "old and young" left over from the Soviet era, and broken copper and iron are worthless.
If it weren't for the West's "blood transfusion" behind Ukraine's back, * from its war consumption, Ukraine's small body alone would probably have been broken by Russia a long time ago, and the war would not have dragged on until now.
According to the data disclosed by the United States**, Western countries, including the United States, have "aided" Ukraine with a total value of $156 billion in military supplies, of which the United States accounts for the majority of ammunition delivery, which is $70 billion.
This "military aid" includes anti-tank guns, surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, armored personnel carriers and electronic radars, which Ukraine urgently needs, and then old ammunition stockpiled by various countries.
With the armament of the European and American powers, Ukraine was able to gain a firm foothold under the siege of the Russian army and slowly dragged the war into a stalemate phase.
Therefore, the Russian-Ukrainian war is not so much a battle between two countries as it is a battle of the great powers that will take place in the 21st century.
So, how much did Ukraine, which has the logistics of the big brother of the West, and Russia, which is self-financed, spend on each?
Ukraine under Russia and Ukraine: a bad debt and two losses
First of all, let's look at Ukraine, which can be said to be a bad debt and a loss at both ends
Ukraine's GDP in 2022 is about $150 billion, and this year, Ukraine's military spending reached $44 billion, about 30% of its GDP, most of which was used for "Western armaments."
This data has been affirmed by European think tanks and has great reference value.
Ukraine's fiscal year revenue has also been picked up, according to the European Think Tank Institute, Ukraine's fiscal revenue in 2022 has been significantly reduced due to the war, with a total of about $37 billion to $40 billion.
This also means that 2022 is a deficit year in which the proportion of Ukraine's fiscal expenditure far exceeds its revenue, and the excessive investment in the war alone has made Ukraine unable to make ends meet and saddled a large amount of war debt, not to mention other fiscal expenditures.
The war has dragged Ukraine into a quagmire, and the people are miserable, but with the West "transfused" behind it, Ukraine is also difficult to ride.
And that's not all, the bigger losses are still after the war.
Regardless of whether Ukraine wins or loses in the end, in short, it is a fact that the country's foundation has been broken, and post-war reconstruction must be a lot of money, not to mention that the United States still needs to get interest feedback, whether it is oil or assets, Ukraine is a bad debt and a loss at both ends.
Ukraine is so miserable, then, how much better can Russia be?
Russia under Russia and Ukraine: 100 days of broken bones
Russia is not having a good time either.
The Russian-Ukrainian war has been fought for nearly two years, during which more than 20 Russian generals have fallen, and military spending is also high.
This interest group is the United States, it is NATO, and even "the whole Western world."
Under the combination of strong forces, Russia as strong as Putin and his country also looks dwarfed and struggling.
For the cost of the Russian army's war, European think tanks have long made careful calculations, and they have calculated that Russia's approximate spending in 2022 will be about 67 billion US dollars based on Russia's military production costs and military equipment expenditure data.
This money is not a large percentage of Russia's entire fiscal year, only 3, which looks insignificant compared to the exaggerated proportion of Ukraine's military spending of 30%.
But is that really the case?
Quite the opposite, actuallyThe ratio of 3 is already considered to be the level of "100 days of breaking bones" for Russia.
On this issue, everyone will understand if you calculate an account.
In 2021, for example, Russia's fiscal annual revenue was 253 trillion rubles, or about $330.9 billion;In the same year, China's fiscal revenue was equivalent to 2 US dollars98 trillion dollars, which is more than 9 times that of Russia.
In the end, Russia's fiscal revenue is only equivalent to that of a developed coastal province in China, which is really inconsistent with Russia's foreign countries.
On paper and in practice, Russia's economy is weak, and the ruble system is not superior to the yuan system and the dollar system.
Under the fragile economic data, Russia's vast territory, a large population, and spending money everywhere for national defense construction, infrastructure construction, social welfare and security, on the whole, the 330.9 billion US dollars of fiscal revenue is really not a top spent.
On this basis, do you still think that the military expenditure of 3 is low?
In fact, the lack of a solid economic foundation has always been one of the internal problems of this huge country. It's just that compared to the losses of fighting a 100-day war, Russia also has its own political calculations.
At present, the Russian-Ukrainian war has entered a stalemate stage, and the United States and Europe have a clear purpose, wanting to use a trick to "drag" Russia to the collapse of the economy, so as to grasp the initiative in the war.
And Russia thinks more and further.
Since the start of the war, many of the methods of the United States have broken through the lower limit, and the continuous export of funds, unlimited support, and the destruction of rules are leading to the decline of the hegemony of the US dollar, which has prompted countries around the world to begin to try to promote the process of de-dollarization.
At the same time, NATO's arsenal is running out of ammunition, and Saudi Arabia, an oil power, has begun to play a political game of detachment from Germany with the United States.
If this situation continues, it is obvious that the United States will also suffer a lot of losses.
And this is exactly what Russia wants, if it can take this opportunity to drag NATO down and drag it down, as soon as the time comes, the Russian army will usher in a turnaround.
In short, although Russia's hematopoietic capacity is insufficient, it can barely support it, Russia's war potential is far from being fully stimulated, after all, it has the heritage of an old power, and whoever dares to underestimate Russia must be prepared to be bloodletting.
Conclusion
Russia can still hold on, but Ukraine and the Western countries behind it may not be able to hold on.
As the saying goes, "a stupid person is not terrible, a group of stupid people is terrible", and now in addition to the United States, Western countries are undoubtedly stupid, helping the United States to "transfuse" Ukraine, using their own financial resources and budgets to support the stinky feet of the United States, in the end, what can they get?
The purpose of the United States to control Ukraine is actually very clear, that is, to create trouble for Russia and at the same time to obtain stable oil resourcesNot necessarily, I'm afraid
Ukraine has been dragged by the war to the point that "the country will not be a country", and can only rely on "blood transfusion" to survive, and the United States has also been dragged exhausted and has no follow-up.
Fortunately, Western countries are still sober, led by Germany, EU countries have intended to reduce the budget for aid to Ukraine, tighten the monetary base, and the United States has also begun to issue a "no" warning to the reckless behavior of the United States, I believe that in the foreseeable future, this war should usher in a pause.