Russia’s university recruitment drive is an act of desperation
From our UK edition
Despite the Kremlin’s insistence that its war machine remains robust, recruitment figures into the Russian army tell a different story. Moscow is planning to lock in 409,000 new contracts this year – roughly 1,100 recruits a day. However, according to the government initiative Хочу Жить – ‘I want to live’ – which helps Russian servicemen
