## Running short on soldiers, Russia begins 'aggressive' recruiting drive in educational institutions

Authored by abc.net.au

The Kremlin, struggling to recruit the soldiers required to cover massive casualties in Ukraine, is now tapping educational institutions for their supply of young men.

Quotas have reportedly been introduced in some institutions, and secret recordings of academic staff and military officials trying to enlist students have gone viral online.

Russian service members take part in a military parade on the streets of Moscow in May.

While neither Ukraine nor Russia releases official numbers of soldiers killed and injured, many analysts believe Moscow's army has been shrinking for the past five months.

The country's prisons have already been raided, and the government is trying to avoid initiating another deeply unpopular forced mobilisation.

The independent Russian news outlet, Groza, has reported there are more than 250 universities and technical colleges taking part in the recruitment drive.

It really depends on what sort of battlefield necessities Russia will have," Ms Seskuria said. »

### European armies can field two million soldiers – but we still need Trump

Authored by inews.co.uk

With a collective strength of more than two million soldiers, should European allies worry about a US troop pull-out?.

A look at the numerical strength of European armies compared to their chief adversary Russia reveals the problem isn’t a dearth of foot soldiers.

But it has 2 million soldiers in reserve compared to 900,000 in EU countries. »

### US Accepts Only White Refugees For Sixth Consecutive Month

Authored by motherjones.com

Every single one of the 599 refugees the US admitted last month was a white South African, according to data the State Department’s Bureau of Population released Friday.

In October, the Trump administration announced that it would cut the number of refugees admitted per year to the US to 7,500—practically all of whom will be white.

The State Department said the estimated cost of resettling those additional 10,000 Afrikaner refugees would be $100 million. »

### Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’

Authored by theguardian.com

“Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different, dangerous ideologies,” Hegseth told those gathered at the American military cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer.

“The men who fought and died here restored freedom to Europe,” added Hegseth, a former Fox News host.

“That freedom must be maintained by this generation of leaders and war fighters, or what they fought for was merely temporary.”. »

### Streamer catches girlfriend cheating with her cousin thanks to camera on cat’s litter box

Authored by dexerto.com

After overhearing a suggestive conversation while she was in the shower, Kenneth remembered the high-tech litter box in her bathroom had a built-in camera and remotely logged into the feed.

Through the camera feed, Kenneth claims he saw his girlfriend naked, propping her phone against the mirror to show off to her cousin on FaceTime.

Twitch streamer Lil Gara went viral after catching his girlfriend cheating live on stream during a restaurant date in 2024. »

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