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Russian Recruitment

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August 18, 2023

Russia is struggling to maintain to find new recruits for the war in Ukraine. Moscow has boosted the salaries of soldiers. They now earn three times the average wage with bonuses for capturing territory. But how lucrative is a career in Putin's army?

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