President Vladimir Putin has approved setting aside a staggering third of government spending for the nation's armed forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record-breaking defence budget, setting aside a staggering third of the government's total spending as the war in Ukraine drains resources from both sides nearly three years on.
But the slow, grinding war – often called a war of attrition, where both sides are trying to wear down the other – has drained both countries' resources. Meanwhile, Russia has more weapons, more ammunition and more personnel – but the strain on its economy and population is growing.
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