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Ukraine war: Putin to boost Russian troop numbers by 15%

www.bbc.co.uk Ukraine war: Putin to boost Russian troop numbers by 15%

Russia's president signs a decree aimed at increasing numbers of serving military personnel by 170,000.

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Putin to boost Russian troop casualties by 15%.

There. FTFY. #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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The defence ministry said the move was a response to an increase in threats, including from the expansion of Nato.

Ah yes, bravely defending their nation by invading someone else.

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- Reminder that NATO will only be expanding in response to this naked aggression by Russia and its illegal invasion of Ukraine.
  
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He should probably stop trying to take Avdiivka then. At this rate, there's only going to be 15% of his army left by the end of the winter.

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- They're not going to run out of meat to throw into the grinder anytime soon.
  
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  Indeed. In a war of attrition (which it looks like this is) Russia wins.
  
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- Sush! Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake 😆
  
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The Russian defence ministry statement posted on the Kremlin's website said the numbers would be increased gradually through a recruitment drive, and not by mobilisation or changes to conscription.

That's gonna be expensive, given that you've already offered pay well in excess of what the typical Russian salary is, and still weren't able to attract all the people that haven't signed up.

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- Dead meat don't has to be paid. Most of them have to buy their own equipment too.
  
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  Dead meat don't has to be paid.
  
  The risk of death is something that prospective recruits are gonna take into account; that's on both sides of the equation. Russia was offering death benefits before, and I expect that that hasn't changed.
  
  googles
  
  From middle of last year:
  
  https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/07/18/their-first-trip-will-be-to-the-cemetery
  
  The Russia-1 story didn’t specify how much money the family received in compensation for their son’s death, but according to Russian law, deceased soldiers’ relatives are entitled to a one-time payment and insurance coverage worth 7.4 million rubles (about $127,000). In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that victims’ families would be paid an additional five million rubles (about $86,000). Regional governments also issue families separate payments ranging from one million to three million rubles (approximately $17,000 to $51,000).
  
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  Yeah, but ~~trauma medicine~~tampons aren't that expensive.
  
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Fuck russia. More dead blyats.

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This is the best summary I could come up with:

The defence ministry said the move was a response to an increase in threats, including from the expansion of Nato.

Russia is thought to have sustained heavy casualties in more than a year-and-a-half of fighting in Ukraine, even though it does not release figures.

The Russian defence ministry statement posted on the Kremlin's website said the numbers would be increased gradually through a recruitment drive, and not by mobilisation or changes to conscription.

"The increase in the number of servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is being implemented in stages, based on citizens who express a desire to undergo military service under a contract," it added.

Nato has recently expanded to include Finland, which has a long border with Russia.

Earlier on Thursday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for reinforcements and stronger defences along the front line with Russia, as temperatures in the region fall below freezing.

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