VIDEO
RUSSIA’S Attrition
Joe Blogs
459K subscribers
1-30-2026
Length 14:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r46xSB_dWyU
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Russia has recruited more than 400,000 people in the past year alone โ yet the Kremlin still needs more. Despite a slowdown from the 2023 peak, recruitment remains at historically high levels, raising a deeper question about whatโs driving this constant demand for manpower.
Behind the headline recruitment figures lies a widening gap between losses and replacements, and a system increasingly reliant on financial incentives to keep numbers up. Military pay has surged far beyond civilian wages, recruitment advertising has shifted online, and the cost of sustaining the war is rising year after year.
This is no longer just about mobilisation or patriotism โ itโs about attrition. How many people Russia is losing, how much it is paying to replace them, and whether this model can be sustained over time as economic and demographic pressures continue to build.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:43 RECRUITS
5:12 PAY
9:54 WHY?
ARTICLE
Ukraine and NATO agree on cooperation priorities: air defense, F-16s, HIMARS and technological superiority
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CENSOR.NET
31.01.26 18:24
https://censor.net/en/n3598246
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov met with NATO Senior Representative in Ukraine Patrick Turner and Lieutenant General Curtis Bazard, commander of NATO’s Special Mission for Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine and commander of the Ukraine Security Assistance Group (NSATU/SAG-U).
This was reported by the Ministry of Defense.
Mykhailo Fedorov thanked NATO for its consistent support and effective coordination of critical defense assistance, particularly within the framework of the Ukraine Defense Pact, through which Ukraine receives the necessary ammunition for air defense.
The key priority now is to protect the sky, and to this end, Ukraine is transforming its “small” air defense system.
[Watch more: Russian “Shahed” drone flies low over ground and explodes in air after being attacked by Ukrainian soldiers. VIDEO]
The parties agreed on key priorities for cooperation โ strengthening air defense, developing Patriot, F-16, and HIMARS, as well as joint work on technological superiority.
Ukraine shares its unique combat experience, real battlefield data, and technological solutions that are already working with its partners, added the head of the Ministry of Defense.
A separate track is the coordination of the Ramstein format with Germany and the United Kingdom to speed up decision-making and the delivery of necessary assistance to Ukraine.