Dossier
Russian positions
Coverage of Russian positions in the Nexus archive.
- Ukraine is paying big to get foreign fighters to the front. Keeping them there is the hard part.
Ukraine is offering higher pay and longer contracts to foreign fighters for front-line roles to address manpower shortages, but retaining them beyond six-month minimum contracts remains a challenge. The defense minister highlighted these roles as the 'most difficult and risky job' with salaries up to $10,000 monthly, aiming to fill 30-50% of positions with foreigners.