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Russia's monthly troop losses of 6,000 exceed new recruits

Western officials indicate Russia's monthly troop losses in Ukraine, approximately 6,000, exceed its recruitment capacity. Despite recruiting about 1,000 new soldiers daily, this is not enough to replace those killed or hurt. Putin is escalating attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure to break morale, as further mobilisation risks an exodus of skilled Russians.

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