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Russia is likely to mobilize another 300,000 troops later this year, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as it tries to complete the capture of a long-coveted region of east Ukraine.

In wide-ranging remarks released Sunday, Zelensky said he expected that the Russians would end the year occupying the same amount of Ukrainian territory as at the beginning of the year, despite enormous losses of manpower.

“Russia has lost 267,000 personnel since the start of the year, including around 155,000 killed to date,” Zelensky claimed.

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[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 14 points 9 hours ago

Russian men are fleeing the country already. Don't want to end up in the meat grinder.

[-] lithiumground@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Thanks to cowardly European politicians. Europe is too timid to help Ukraine. Greece has patriots, but not willing to help Ukraine

[-] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Err, the EU has given Ukraine billions of Euros in support, supplied training, equipment, logistics and intelligence.

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