MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 25: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during the Supreme Economic Eurasian Council at the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 25, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. Leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia gathered in Moscow for the events, hosted by Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
This unexpected admission came during Putin’s press conference on December 14.
According to him, the front line, stretching over 2 thousand kilometers, involves 617 thousand Russian soldiers.
This information aligns with Putin’s previous statements regarding the involvement of 300 thousand mobilized and 486 thousand “volunteers” in the conflict, emphasizing the scale of the Russian military presence in Ukraine.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the invasion, Russia has lost over 340 thousand soldiers in the war in Ukraine.
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