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the Kremlin has ordered the regions to send another 409 thousand Russians to the war this year, — FT
The publication writes that while Putin is postponing a new wave of mobilization, the Russian Defense Ministry has to put increasing pressure on citizens to force them to sign contracts.
Recruiters are resorting to increasingly harsh methods, including street sweeps, abductions from the streets, and deceiving students. All to meet the quota handed down from above.
FT writes that Putin’s grand ambitions have led to Russian forces being spread across multiple directions and achieving only small gains at the cost of huge losses. New servicemen are sent straight to the front to sustain a slow advance rather than to form a reserve.
Western governments estimate that nearly 500 thousand Russian service members have died during the war. Just this year, according to Ukraine, about 131 thousand were eliminated.
If Russia cannot increase recruitment rates or carry out a mobilization, its units will continue to be depleted and offensive efforts will be undermined.
