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The Kremlin this summer scrambled to form a new army corps, seeking replacements for 80,000 troops injured or killed in Ukraine and 5,000 wrecked or captured vehicles. ...As Russian casualties exceeded 50,000 this spring, the Kremlin began scraping together fresh battalions by raiding the training and garrison establishment of existing brigades. At the same time, the army announced an initiative to form scores of new regional volunteer battalions—and even offered elevated salaries of up to $5,000 a month. This should come as no surprise. The recruitment drive behind the 3rd AC collided with Russia’s unhappy demographics and conscription practices. Roughly...

After two months of fighting, Russia has now lost 873 tanks, 179 aircraft, 21,800 troops... and the pride of its navy is lying on the bottom of the Black Sea Ukraine's land forces released new figures today, suggesting more than 21,000 Russian troops have died A total of 873 tanks are said to have been destroyed, along with 2,238 armoured vehicles and 333 aircraft The flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet - the Moskva - sank last week after being hit by a Ukrainian missile Putin's troops pulled back from Kyiv in late March, suffering low morale amid stiff resistance...