Putin: Russian forces in Ukraine theater exceed 700,000 troops. The Russian president disclosed the figure in a statement, marking a rare public acknowledgment of force size.
The Russian Armed Forces group in the zone of the special military operation exceeds 700,000 people, Putin said.
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