"Russia pays 30–50% above market prices for the import of materials critical to its war machine, and 70–80% more for goods with clear military use," explained Olena Yurchenko, Director for Analytics, Research, and Investigations at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU) for Al Jazeera.
Overpayments, sanctions, supply delays, and technical malfunctions create a “1000 cuts” effect that undermines the resilience of Russia’s system on the battlefield. How the war in Ukraine is shaping an economic trap for Russia — read more at Al Jazeerа.