Dossier
contract fighters
Coverage of contract fighters in the Nexus archive.
- Russia faces further battlefield setbacks
Russia’s armed forces are experiencing significant battlefield casualties and recruitment challenges in its war on Ukraine, with nearly 500,000 soldiers reported killed since 2022. The Kremlin is offering citizenship and debt relief to attract non-Russian fighters while using force and pressure to meet recruitment goals, according to UK intelligence and the Institute for the Study of War.