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  "id": 10716319,
  "title": "Why has Putin added 15,000 new soldiers to Russia’s army?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/why-has-putin-added-15-000-new-soldiers-to-russias-army",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T14:46:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/why-has-putin-added-15000-new-soldiers-to-russias-army?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The move marks the fourth military expansion this year as Russia's war in Ukraine seemingly stalls.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russia raises its war budget by 27% and expands the army again – both to new records – even as its budget deficit widens and oil revenues fall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/russia-raises-its-war-budget-by-27-and-expands-the-army-again-both-to",
        "published": "2026-09-29T15:14:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}