Originally Posted by
Tartiflette Fan
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If it turns out to be the case that hundreds of sailors have been killed, then I think this is likely to unravel quickly for Putin, with bad - but unquantifiable - results.
I remember the shock of the loss of HMS Sheffield..but I don't think it weakened the goverment's, or the public's, resolve to carry on. I suspect the same effect in Russia not withstanding the size of casualty list.