Russia leans on foreign fighters as battlefield losses outpace recruitment
TL;DR
Bloomberg reports Moscow is increasingly relying on foreign fighters—including mercenaries and thousands of North Korean troops—to replenish its ranks after rising battlefield losses in Ukraine. Western officials say casualty ratios have worsened, and total Russian combat losses since February 2022 are cited as about 1.25 million.
- Russia's losses increase its reliance on foreign fighters – Bloomberg Ukrinform
- Russia’s Losses Boosting Reliance on Foreign Fighters, UK Says Bloomberg.com
- Putin is now secretly drafting all young Russian men to the meat grinder The Telegraph
- Rubio: Russia Hemorrhages 8,000 Troops Weekly, Kremlin Forced to Hire Foreign Fighters – UK Kyiv Post
- Russia's offensive in Ukraine comes at high cost — UK intel RBC-Ukraine
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