By Ben Aris in Berlin Russia does not release information on the numbers of mobilised and recruited men or casualties of war in Ukraine; however, the Bank of Finland institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) has dug into public banking records to work out where soldiers are being recruited, as soldiers are paid significantly more than the average national average salary, causing spikes that are easy to identify in the regional banking sector. “Such regions coincide with the regions with proportionally large numbers of mobilised soldiers. It is plausible that the high salaries and hefty payments…
