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As the war stagnates, the human cost shifts beyond mere figures, creeping into the psyche of those who fight. The battlefield has become a grim showcase of desperate attempts to replenish losses, moving from strategic cunning to a race against time. Soldiers are no longer trained for months—new recruits undergo swift, crash courses, transforming young men barely out of high school into reluctant soldiers ready for the harsh realities of combat.