This tells you a couple things:

1) Putin is committed to the fight in Ukraine.

2) Putin is not negotiating in good faith.

3) Putin is convinced he has control of the narrative at home.

4) Ukraine is stacking up dead Russians in a very efficient way.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/31/putin-increases-spring-conscription-target-to-160k-a88551