 Russia recruiting 30,000 troops a month to replenish front-line losses. Russia is recruiting 30,000 new soldiers a month to make up for the ones thrown into the meat grinder in Ukraine, a top Ukrainian intelligence official said, according to insider media outlet. That's about 1,000 to 1,100 people a day, according to the assessment from Vadim Skibidsky, Deputy Chief Major General of Ukraine's main military intelligence arm. The Institute for the Study of War said Skibidsky's statement is consistent with ISW's assessment that Russian forces are able to conduct routine operational level rotations. In Ukraine, the term meat grinder originally referred to Russia's high-casualty approach to battles for strategic cities like Bakhmut and Avdivka. But as the war drags on, analysts have seen similar parallels in Russia's offensive along other parts of the front lines. In October, the US said Moscow had resumed the use of bloody human waves tactics, which involve throwing unprepared and poorly trained troops into the thick of the battle, often without the right equipment. Russians are motivated to join the army, primarily driven by salary considerations, especially in crisis regions where wages are low or there are no jobs at all. Skibidsky told. Skibidsky told RBC Ukraine that while the 30,000 new monthly recruits are enough to replenish losses on the front lines, Russia would need to declare a more massive mobilization to create a more strategic reserve.