Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The brutal reality of signing a recruitment contract in Russia: recent reporting shows the average Russian recruit only survives two to three weeks after signing his papers. Once they actually reach the front lines, their life expectancy can drop to just 20 to 35 minutes. The conditions and leadership are so bad that captured Russian soldiers admit they preferred charging through minefields and facing drones just to escape their own military.