A senior Russian official on June 19 inadvertently confirmed the staggering troop losses incurred by Moscow's forces during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with CNN, Russian Ambassador to the U.K. Andrey Kelin was asked about Moscow's maximalist intentions in Ukraine and its ability to recruit enough
  • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Tho’ it is hard – the earthly load,
    The Cart is easy in its move,
    The reckless couch-time, on road,
    Will not get of his bench above.

    In early morn we take our places;
    We glad to break our empty head,
    And leaving leisure for the races,
    We cry, “Go on, you idler, damned!”

    At noon, our bravery’s diminished;
    We have been tossed and more afraid
    Of slopes, steep, and ravines, peevish,
    And cry, “Be easier, you, brat!”

    The cart rolls in the former fashion,
    By evening, we have used to it,
    Wait for night lodgings, doze, patient, –
    And Time tends horses to full speed.

    – Pushkin, “The cart of life”, translated by Yevgeny Bonver

    tl;dr it doesn’t really matter the cart keeps on racing until it crashes. And then they Slav it back up and it keeps on racing. Nobody knows who or what the fuck actually holds the reigns. Also that “go on, you ildler, damned” does not give the profanity used in the original credit. Like, not even close. English isn’t capable of it.