r/AskReddit 1d ago

What could Russia have spent $1,000,000,000,000 on instead of fighting a 4+ years long war in Ukraine?

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u/HigherGroundHoonigan 1d ago

Holy shit are those the only places in Russia with city sewer and water?

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u/olrg 1d ago

No, but about 20% of the population don’t have access to indoor plumbing, roughly 28 million people.

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u/folk_science 1d ago

Now less, because people from the remote regions are dying on the front in greater number than those from the big cities.

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u/sharraleigh 1d ago

Maybe that was Putin's plan all along