Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’
- Russia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, western officials have said.
- While Russia is still acquiring new battlefield recruits at speed, with an estimated rate of 1,000 a day, in the last two months even this has not been sufficient to replace those killed or injured.
- “We estimate that the gap between the number of people Russia is losing to casualties and the number they’re being able to recruit is around 6,000 a month at the moment,” one western official said.
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- Russia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, western officials have said.
- While Russia is still acquiring new battlefield recruits at speed, with an estimated rate of 1,000 a day, in the last two months even this has not been sufficient to replace those killed or injured.
- “We estimate that the gap between the number of people Russia is losing to casualties and the number they’re being able to recruit is around 6,000 a month at the moment,” one western official said.
Sources: Guardian