Russia needs men so badly that its sign-up bonuses are reaching on par with the US military's

• Russia has raised recruitment bonuses to $22,000 to attract more soldiers amid high casualties.
• The new pay package makes Russian military bonuses competitive with the US military's.
• The new bonuses come as reports show that Russia's military is bleeding the country dry.

Russia's army is bleeding, and it's raising its recruitment bonuses to US military levels to draw in more men.