Russian regions are dramatically increasing the amount of money they pay to new military recruits as analysts say “ideological” recruitment campaigns are no longer enough to motivate people to fight in Ukraine.
Several regions announced in recent days they would as much as quadruple the sign-up bonuses in a bid to boost their recruitment numbers.
Russia has been suffering enormous casualties in its war on Ukraine, with an estimated
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