[nikkwong]

https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/gdp-growth-annual

It does look like the war is taking it's toll, though. It is said that the annual growth in GDP is expected to be negative for 2026.

[tonymet]

They are killing off their last and best generation of men, so yes the economy will suffer. I'm not questioning that part -- it's the repeated "russia will collapse any minute" propaganda, going on for 12+ years, that is very easy to see through.