New Russian recruits reportedly survive only minutes on Ukraine front, report says

A Moscow-based assessment, cited by Foreign Policy and Russian military bloggers, says many new Russian conscripts in Ukraine have life expectancies of about 20–35 minutes after arriving at the front, with some rushed from training to combat within days; with recruitment waning, Moscow is offering large sign‑up bonuses and debt relief as drone warfare drives high casualties, and Western estimates put Russian losses at well over 1 million since February 2022.