{
  "id": 4634548,
  "title": "‘They Will Hang Me’: Putin Fears Defeat in Ukraine, Plans to Send 400,000 More Russians to War",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/they-will-hang-me-putin-fears-defeat-in-ukraine-plans-to-send-400-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:53:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/83426"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin fears defeat in Ukraine could cost him his life and is preparing to send up to 400,000 more Russians to the battlefield, The Economist reported, citing Kremlin-linked sources. The escalation could include intensified recruitment, repression at home and expanded hybrid attacks against Ukraine’s allies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}