> ukraine's top general to le monde: 'the number of russian troops is constantly increasing'    onal/article/2024/12/17/ukraine-s-t op-general-to-le-monde-the-number-o f-russian-troops-is-constantly-incr easing_6736188_4.html > u.s. officials acknowledge that russia is finding more troops and continues to sign up 25,000 to 30,000 new contracted recruits per month.  > mr. putin may not need to order a politically unpopular broad draft, u.s. military and intelligence officials say.    us/politics/russia-ukraine-war.html
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