r/CredibleDefense • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago

Active Conflicts & News Megathread September 01, 2025

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u/Awkward-Ad-5359 7d ago

Is Russia ever having problems to find more soldiers?

Russian meatwaves are relentless. If they start having problems to find soldiers it will (hopefully) give Ukrainians some time to rest by slowing down the meatwave tactic to some degree.

I'd appreciate it if you shared what you know about that.

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u/IntroductionNeat2746 7d ago

On that topic, I've been wondering for a while now about Russian sign in bonus. Earlier this year there was a big focus on that and the bonus kept going up, but I haven't heard anything in months.

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u/Corbakobasket 7d ago

It's stagnating, and in some regions it even decreased.

It appears that, partly to the broader effort to make the war cheaper, enlistment bonus have been revised down. Also most of Russias regions were sourcing money from their own funds and eventually ran out.

That being said I don't know if it discouraged people from enlisting.

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u/lee1026 7d ago

It also just might be supply and demand - if there are more people signing up than Russians need at the front, cutting back on bonus is rational.