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Analysts suggest that Russia would need to deploy over 100,000 additional troops just to attain meaningful territorial gains—a daunting logistic feat given current troop morale and supply constraints. An expert from the Institute for the Study of War summed up the situation: “The summer offensive is just a continuation of what’s been happening since spring, with no major breakthroughs.” The result is a war of attrition that favors Ukraine’s resilience and the strategic proximity of Western military support.