Is Russia running out of soldiers to fight Ukraine? / myLot

February 24, 2026 8:33pm CST

I saw something interesting online recently, claiming that Russia is running out of soldiers to fight Ukraine and that is the reason they are recruiting soldiers from other countries. Aside North Korea, the country seems to be luring unsuspecting young men from countries in Africa and some other parts of the world to fight their war.

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Jimbo45

@Ineeddentures (20984)

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25 Feb

Nah If Putin wanted he could treble the size of his army overnight by compelling all young men to do Army service. I think when the Special Military Operation started it was not envisaged it would take so long to achieve it's objective Hiring foreign soldiers, and not conscripting Russians gave the appearance to the Russian people that it was going well

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Emmanuel Adelakun

@ogbenishyna44 (1241)

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26 Feb

Goodluck to them.

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Jimbo45

@Ineeddentures (20984)

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26 Feb

@ogbenishyna44 Indeed Fortune favours the brave

kay lar

@jaylar (3092)

• Kingston, Jamaica

28 Feb

and so they force the guys into the army...they are angry, their families are angry and P:utin loses support. Nahhh... Keep Russians happy, trick Africans into joining.... so if 50 soldier die...maybe 14 are Russian...