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Putin’s Plan to Fix His Major Troop Crisis Is Revealed

thedailybeast.com · 8dShare

Vladimir Putin’s army recruitment drive has taken a dark turn, according to watchdogs. Russian losses on the front line have been intensifying, with an estimated 30,000-40,000 troops dying every month. The tide of the Ukraine war appeared to turn in May, with Ukraine’s Defense Forces carrying out more offensive and counterattacking actions than Russian troops during a 24-hour period. Russian forces suffered 42,860 casualties in July alone, the highest monthly toll reported so far this year, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. Read more at The Daily Beast.

First report: Putin Honors Russian Paratroopers on Airborne Forces Day — sputnikglobe.com, 9d