ManpowerShortage • September 5, 2026

Putin Calls Mobilisation “Nonsense” As Russia Faces Growing Manpower Shortage

Putin calls it “complete nonsense.” His own government’s recruitment numbers tell a different story, one where Russia is running out of men to send to the front. Ukraine claims that Russian personnel losses are 1.49 million between February 24, 2022 and September 4, 2026. President Volodymyr Zelensky says the toll is forcing Moscow’s hand, pointing […]

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