Vladimir Putin is running out soldiers as he has so far lost 742,130 troops since the war started on 24 February 2022.
Over the month of November Russia’s losses hit 45,720 as Russia troops were either killed or wounded, more than $3 billion worth of military equipment was destroyed.
Putin has called on his “enforcers” to now raid nightclubs looking for men of fighting age and “many men were taken to military conscription offices” and will be sent to the frontlines.
Igor Sushko posted on X, “Putin regime enforcers raided three largest Moscow nightclubs on Friday night — Simachev, Mutabor/ARMA, and Mono.
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“Many men were taken to the military conscription offices. Women eventually released after their passports were photographed. Raids with police K9s lasted for hours.”
In video footage police are seen in a nightclub walking around the room looking for men of fighting age to be taken to conscription offices.
🚨 Russia: Putin regime enforcers raided 3 largest Moscow nightclubs on Friday night —
Simachev, Mutabor/ARMA and Mono.
Many men taken to the military conscription offices.
Women eventually released after their passports were photographed.
Raids with police K9s lasted for hours. pic.twitter.com/T4oeVZEDQE— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) November 30, 2024
The Economist has estimated that between 60,000 and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since full-scale war broke out in February 2022.
They reported that around 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been seriously wounded and are unable to continue fighting on the frontlines.
In February President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 31,000 of his soldiers have been killed fighting against Russian forces.
The Economist have based their figures on intelligence reports, defence officials, researchers and open-source information, the Kyiv Independent reports.
The Wall Street Journal reported in September that some 80,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed with 400,000 wounded.
