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Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin projects an image of strength and resilience on the international stage, asserting that Russia can endure indefinitely. However, the reality on the ground tells a different story. Despite claims of encirclement and victory, Russian forces have made little actual progress in key strategic locations like Mirnoodar and Peskovsk, where they have essentially been engaged in attritional fights for over a month without significant territorial gains.