In the fourth quarter of 2024, Russian military volunteer recruitment shot up to an average of 1,700 daily, basically equaling or surpassing the depleted [[Ukraine]] [[proxy war|proxy force]]s daily losses in the [[NATO war in Ukraine]].<ref>https://janiskluge.substack.com/p/new-budget-data-russia-recruited</ref> Russian daily casualties were estimated to reach a high of possibly 177 daily.<ref>https://simplicius76.substack.com/i/163583944/crunching-the-numbers</ref> | In the fourth quarter of 2024, Russian military volunteer recruitment shot up to an average of 1,700 daily, basically equaling or surpassing the depleted [[Ukraine]] [[proxy war|proxy force]]s daily losses in the [[NATO war in Ukraine]].<ref>https://janiskluge.substack.com/p/new-budget-data-russia-recruited</ref> Russian daily casualties were estimated to reach a high of possibly 177 daily.<ref>https://simplicius76.substack.com/i/163583944/crunching-the-numbers</ref> |