U.S. Secretary of State Rubio disclosed: In six months in 2025, the Russian military has already suffered 100,000 casualties. This means that on average, the Russian military loses 552 soldiers per day, and every 2.6 minutes, the Russian military loses one person.
Some analysts believe this is why Russia would seek help from North Korea. If the losses were minimal, would they seek help from North Korea? Definitely, it's a major blow.
Russia is a place that values the rule of law. Russia will not conduct a general mobilization. Therefore, once a general mobilization is carried out, young people from economically developed western regions of Russia such as Moscow and St. Petersburg will have to go to the front line, which would be too costly.
Russia mainly uses high salaries to recruit young people from remote areas and prisoners. Conscription soldiers basically do not participate in frontline combat. The situation in Ukraine is even worse; Ukraine has already started searching the streets for conscripted infantry.
Because Russia itself is also experiencing a declining population, the number of Slavic whites in Moscow and St. Petersburg is beginning to dwindle. Recruiting contract soldiers from remote areas is not enough, so that's why the war is being fought in a slow and leisurely manner like playing house.
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