Putin the Terrible Burns Through $29 Million Every Hour to Fund Its War Against Ukraine

When will the lethargic, apathetic Russian Slav(e)s/Serfs finally get rid of their last tsar, the megalomaniac, warmonger and war criminal Putin the Terrible! He is an ugly remnant of the Cold War and a former KGB agent. He is a wannabe Stalin. Please Russian people make the world a better, more peaceful place again! How many more young Russian men will be killed or maimed before you act!

In addition, Russia reportedly suffers over 30,000 war casualties every month!

"... But Russia’s economic elites have plenty of reasons to be worried: The fiscal situation is deteriorating quickly as the costs of the war continue to soar.

Newly released data on Russian spending in the first half of 2026 shows that military spending rose by 30 per cent compared with the same period last year, reaching 10.7 trillion rubles, or 4.7 per cent of projected GDP for 2026. Russia had originally planned to cut military spending this year. So far, the opposite is happening: If military spending continues at this pace, it will exceed 9 per cent of GDP by December, marking a new record in Russia’s post-Soviet history. ..."

Russia Burns Through $29 Million Every Hour to Fund Its War Against Ukraine "In brief: Russia’s war spending reached a record 10.687 trillion rubles in the first half of 2026, according to German researcher Janis Kluge. Military expenditures increased by 30% year over year, while two-thirds of the spending remained classified."

Russian military spending soars, upending the Kremlin’s budget plans (original news release) "At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin tried to dispel concerns about the state of Russia’s public finances. But the numbers tell a more troubling story for the Kremlin, adding to doubts about how long Russia can sustain the war, says Janis Kluge."