Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’

<p>Moscow recruits an estimated 1,000 people a day but western officials say it cannot keep up with casualty level</p><p>Russia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, western officials have said.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/28/russia-losing-6000-more-troops-than-it-can-recruit-each-month-in-ukraine-says-west">Continue reading...</a>