Russia Faces Manpower Crisis as Battlefield Casualties Reach 1.25M

Russia faces a critical recruitment crisis as battlefield casualties have reached an estimated 1.25M personnel four years after the invasion of Ukraine began.For the first time in the conflict, monthly deaths are outstripping the number of new recruits despite the Kremlin offering significant financial bonuses.Western officials report that authorities are increasingly resorting to forced enlistment practices while intensifying domestic repression.