I'm eagerly waiting for Russia to collapse. From what I've been reading it can happen either next month (very optimistically), or in early 2027, or at any point inbetween.

They now have a dilemma to face: whether to declare a mobilization, or keep going as is. If they decide to start grabbing people off the streets to send to die en masse, the current social and economic instability - already nearly critical - will be seriously amplified.

If they don't they just get beaten back.

@brettm "Collapse is highly unlikely" is also propaganda, and I don't see how that relates to the rest of what you're saying