WorldPutin’s recruiters scramble to avoid a second mass mobilisation as Ukraine losses mount

Russia is struggling to replenish its forces as voluntary recruitment slows and battlefield losses in Ukraine remain heavy. Western estimates put Russian casualties above 30,000 a month. Officials deny an imminent mobilisation, but fears of another call-up are spreading, while activists report increasingly coercive efforts to push men into signing military contracts.

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