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| Russian army recruitment drops 80% in Moscow |
| 2025-01-30 |
| [NYPOST] The number of Russians signing up to fight in Ukraine at Moscow recruitment centers have dropped 80% over the last six months, according to a new report. Instead, more and more foreigners are signing up in exchange for the enlistment payout of nearly $20,000. Recruitment centers in the Russian capital are seeing about 40 applicants a day, a significant drop from the summer frenzy when more than 200 recruits signed up each day, the local Verstka magazine reports. Patriotic young Russians were energized in part by the Ukrainian counter-invasion of the Kursk region of Russia. ''In August, we could barely cope. People came en masse, 200-250 people a day,'' a source from the Moscow mayor's office told the magazine. |
| Posted by:Fred |