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For the first time since the onset of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, analysis by UNITED24 Media indicates that the Kremlin is experiencing troop losses that outpace its ability to recruit new soldiers. The unsuccessful spring offensive of 2026 resulted in nearly 100,000 troops either killed or wounded between March and April, with May's statistics showing a similar trend. This failure to replace personnel marks a critical strategic turning point: an army that cannot keep its numbers above loss levels is incapable of sustaining prolonged offensive actions. Nevertheless, Moscow seems to be preparing for another mobilization of up to 100,000 additional soldiers, drawing from civilian sources that are increasingly resistant.

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00:00Russia has crossed a critical threshold in the Ukraine war for the first time.
00:04It is losing troops faster than it can replace them.
00:07United 24.
00:09Media's analysis of Russian Defense Ministry data reveals the Kremlin's recruitment rate has fallen below its casualty rate.
00:16The spring offensive alone cost nearly 100,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded in just two months.
00:23Russia's armies attacked across a dozen separate front sections in March, and every offensive was destroyed.
00:30In three days of that campaign, losses exceeded 5,000 troops.
00:34The tactical picture is equally bleak.
00:36Russian forces cannot claim serious territorial results to justify any of these losses.
00:42The advance in Donetsk has effectively stalled.
00:45Ukraine's drone strategy, which now accounts for over 90% of Russian casualties, has achieved something unprecedented.
00:53Strategic attrition that is outpacing Russia's ability to sustain war.
00:57The Kremlin's answer is another wave of mobilization, but Russia is running out of willing volunteers, and the draft is
01:06becoming increasingly unpopular.
01:07The Kremlin's answer is another wave of mobilization.
01:08The Kremlin's answer is another wave of mobilization.
01:08The Kremlin's answer is another wave of mobilization.
01:08The Kremlin's answer is another wave of mobilization.

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