Blood and Brinkmanship: The Endless Cycle of War in Ukraine The numbers are stark: approximately 6,000 more Russian troops lost each month than can be recruited to replace them.
This is a symptom of a larger problem – one that speaks to the unsustainable nature of Russia's military strategy in Ukraine.
Russia's ability to recruit new soldiers at an estimated rate of 1,000 per day has been unable to keep pace with the casualties incurred on the battlefield.