“According to Russian military bloggers, the average life expectancy of a new recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once they are sent onto the battlefield, Russian fighters survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes.”

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/russia-ukraine-war-putin-escalation-nato-europe/

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