Russian President Vladimir Putin said the next generation of the country’s political leadership must be veterans of the Ukraine war. Speaking to the members of the Russian State Duma and Ukraine war veterans, Putin said the next leader should be “fearless and willing to risk their lives for motherland.”The Russian leader also revealed that more than 700,000 Russian soldiers are now deployed on the Ukrainian front line.Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday (Sept. 18) said his country’s forces had inflicted “significant losses” on Russian troops during counteroffensive operations in the eastern Donetsk region. Speaking from an outpost in the region, Zelenskyy said 160 square kilometers and seven settlements had been “liberated” from Russian occupation, with over 100 Russian prisoners taken.The Ukrainian leader added that Russia had lost over 2,500 personnel, with over 1,300 killed amid intense fighting. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:25 RUSSIA OPEN TO COMPROMISES WITH UKRAINE IF…3:54 PUTIN ORDERS SUCCESSION PLAN FOR RUSSIA’S NEXT LEADERSHIP 6:08 ZELENSKY SAYS UKRAINE ENGAGED IN COUNTER-OFFENSIVE IN EAST
Putin Orders Succession Plan, Says 700,000 Troops on Frontline, Ukraine Counteroffensive in East |4K
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