Russia's Manpower Edge in Ukraine War Shows Signs of Erosion Despite Massive Recruitment Incentives

Source: International Business Times

Russia's long-standing strategy of leveraging its larger population to outlast Ukraine may be facing new challenges as recruitment rates decline despite incentives for military service. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images Russia's long-standing strategy of leveraging its larger population and industrial capacity to outlast Ukraine may be facing new challenges as recruitment rates decline despite increasingly generous financial incentives for military service. CNN noted in a new report citing numerous military and economic analysts that the Kremlin has largely relied on its demographic advantage to sustain a costly war of attrition against Ukraine.