Putins Krieg und die Generation der Verlierer

Submission Statement: Putin’s war in Ukraine is creating increasing social tensions and unrest in Russia as the economy shifts priorities to military production and veterans’ benefits over civilian industries, exacerbating inequalities. Arms factories and military-linked companies are severely lacking workers despite higher wages, poaching from other sectors that remain stagnant under sanctions, while veterans receive privileges from benefits to university admissions that widens the gap with regular citizens and sparks resentment on both sides, with untreated mental health issues from the war also fueling a rise in conflicts as veterans find they must fight the government for promised support.