Russian Recruits Surviving Only Minutes at Ukraine's Drone-Dominated Front
Russian military bloggers say new conscripts survive only minutes at the front as cheap Ukrainian drones force Moscow to offer bonuses of up to $80,000.
- Russian recruits face a life expectancy of just 20 minutes upon arriving at the front lines, according to an expert column in Foreign Policy highlighting rapid attrition among new soldiers.
- Since Vladimir Putin launched his 'special military operation' more than 50 months ago, the war has outlasted the First World War and dragged on longer than Russia's conflict against Nazi Germany.
- New military technology and tactics drive accelerating casualty rates, according to Professor Frankopan of Oxford University; more than 30,000 Russian soldiers have died this year while eight Russians are killed or seriously injured for every Ukrainian.
- Addressing domestic petrol shortages, Putin conceded to senior officials that supply issues caused problems while drones continue hitting fuel infrastructure; he is considering a ban on diesel exports.
- To replenish forces, Moscow offers new recruits bonuses of £60,000 alongside debt relief up to £105,000, while state media reported some 420,000 individuals have signed one-year contracts.
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A figure has been circulating on Russian military channels that captures how lethal the war in Ukraine has become for the men sent to fight it. Russian soldiers who reach certain stretches of the front, the bloggers claim, can expect to survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. The number was relayed by Oxford historian Peter Frankopan in a Foreign Policy report and has not been independently verified, and it may be less a measurement than the gri…
Some Russian soldiers last just minutes on front lines against Ukraine's drones, military bloggers say
Once Russian soldiers reach certain parts of the front lines of the war in Ukraine, they can expect to live an average of just 20 to 35 minutes, according to a grim estimate by Russian military bloggers.
New reports draw a dramatic picture of the Russian army. Recruits die partly after minutes, while Putin's losses continue to rise.
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