In kitchens and Telegram chats across Russia, the same question is being asked with growing frequency: will Vladimir Putin order another mobilisation(动员；调动)?
在俄罗斯各地的厨房和Telegram聊天群里，同一个问题被越来越频繁地问起：弗拉基米尔·普京会下令再次动员吗？
Nearly five years into the war, Russia is scrambling to(争相、急于做某事) find enough soldiers to replenish(补充；重新装满) its ranks, as voluntary recruitment slows and its forces suffer heavy losses(遭受重大损失) on the battlefield in Ukraine.
战争已近五年，随着自愿征兵放缓、军队在乌克兰战场损失惨重，俄罗斯正急于寻找足够的士兵来补充兵员。
With Putin showing no sign of abandoning his far-reaching(深远的；影响广泛的) territorial demands, even as Russia’s summer offensive stalls(停滞；熄火), the Kremlin faces a growing manpower headache(人力难题).
尽管俄罗斯夏季攻势停滞，普京仍未显示出放弃其深远领土要求的迹象，克里姆林宫面临日益严重的人力难题。