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Putin struggles to feed his meatgrinder

It is the first time Russia has lost more men than it can find to send to the frontline

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Feb 24, 2026
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Kyiv: Russia lost more men than it was able to recruit over the last three months for the first time, Western officials said.

Western officials made the claim about Russian troop levels during a briefing held to mark four years since Russia’s Vladimir Putin launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine.

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