Empirical tracker analyzing how the war breached Russian civilian domestic insulation—transitioning from sanitized broadcast propaganda in 2022 to inescapable inflation, airspace shutdowns, workforce deficits, and civic militarization.
War is no longer confined to television screens. Moscow and major economic centers face 21% Central Bank interest rates, double-digit grocery surges, frequent "Carpet" airport ground stops, acute 4.8M worker deficits, and compulsory basic military training in secondary schools.