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Damn. Imagine a country dangling debt relief, education benefits, and health care to lure teenagers into a brutal campaign of extermination against a geopolitical rival.
And imagine unironically supporting them while they invade an independent country so they can acquire their land. This is a comment about tankies.
It’s no cost to promise them anything, since none of them come back to collect.
Study: Recruitment Rates for Russian Armed Forces Fell by 20% in First Quarter of 2026
Despite this, Russian authorities continue to officially claim stable recruitment figures of 400,000–500,000 contract soldiers annually. However, independent estimates based on an analysis of budget expenditures show a more modest trend.
