Russia's desperately trying to drum up new recruits by selling military service as a 'worthy future' as thousands of troops die in Ukraine

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A military cadet stands in front of a billboard promoting contract army service in Saint Petersburg on October 5, 2022.

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Russia is telling its guys to be 'a real man' and sign up as contract soldiers — as its death toll in Ukraine reaches up to 60,000

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Russian Foreign Ministry building is seen behind a social advertisement billboard showing Z letters .
Russian Foreign Ministry building is seen behind a social advertisement billboard showing Z letters .

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