Despite further increases in sign-on bonuses, Russian recruitment fell to approximately 800 per day in early 2026. Meanwhile, regions paid compensation for 250–300 killed soldiers per day.
Thank you for this brilliant analysis and the hard work to colllect the data. If the recruitment is 20% lower, while the loss rate has increased significantly in Q1 26, the invading power has quite some trouble ahead, probably they have to issue a mobilization.
Thank you for this brilliant analysis and the hard work to colllect the data. If the recruitment is 20% lower, while the loss rate has increased significantly in Q1 26, the invading power has quite some trouble ahead, probably they have to issue a mobilization.
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