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

https://mins.news/en/item/22165

- The Guardian, 2026-08-14 13:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/russia-ukraine-putin-recruiters-mobilisation

> 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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