Putin preparing to send more Russians to war': Zelenskyy claims losses now exceed recruitment
The investigators have repeatedly stressed that this represents only the minimum confirmed death toll, as many battlefield deaths are never publicly reported.Ukraine, meanwhile, has disclosed relatively few official updates on its own military casualties, citing national security concerns. Most estimates of Ukrainian losses have therefore come from Western intelligence agencies and independent analysts.About the AuthorTOI defence deskThe Defence desk covers wars, weapons, militaries and strategy across the world.
- ▪The investigators have repeatedly stressed that this represents only the minimum confirmed death toll, as many battlefield deaths are never publicly reported.Ukraine, meanwhile, has disclosed relatively few official updates on its own milit
- ▪Most estimates of Ukrainian losses have therefore come from Western intelligence agencies and independent analysts.About the AuthorTOI defence deskThe Defence desk covers wars, weapons, militaries and strategy across the world.
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News/Putin preparing to send more Russians to war': Zelenskyy claims losses now exceed recruitmentPutin preparing to send more Russians to war': Zelenskyy claims losses now exceed recruitmentTOI defence desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jul 26, 2026, 16:35 ISTCommentsShareAA+Text SizeSmallMediumLarge Photo credit: AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a fresh wave of military mobilisation as Russia's battlefield losses begin to outpace the number of new recruits joining the armed forces.In his nightly address on Friday, Zelenskyy said Russia had recruited around 221,000 personnel into its military so far in 2026 but had suffered nearly 225,500 casualties, including 131,000 killed and almost 93,000 wounded, this year alone."Putin…
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