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Eastern encroaches: Ukraine’s losses in Donbas

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Is Vladimir Puten Willing to Mobilize More Manpower?

Shoshank: The big question for russia is ther vladimir puten is willing to mobilize more man power once this offensive eases off. Shoshank: Does he continue this fight with a significantly depleted army that has taken massive casualties and severe losses over now over three months? Or does he call in conscripts? Does he call up reservists? That would signify the end of the pretence that this is a surgical, special military operation. It would confirm that this is full scale war effort. But i think forvladimir putton, this is now a strategic, perhaps nearly existential question for him for the fate of his regime. We saw him compare himself

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