Peter Frankopan highlights Putin's military failures and staggering soldier casualties
Peter Frankopan, a professor at Oxford, discussed Russian President Vladimir Putin's failures in the Ukraine war during an interview on July 5, 2026. He cited British intelligence estimates that suggest between 500,000 and 1 million Russian soldiers have died, with average life expectancy in combat zones as short as 20 to 35 minutes.
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Published 04 Jul 2026, 19:00 UTC · Updated 04 Jul 2026, 19:20 UTC
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