Russia has deployed nearly half of the men recruited during the partial mobilization of reservists to Ukraine, i.e. around 150,000 soldiers, President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday December 7.
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Out of 300,000 of our mobilized fighters, our men, our defenders of the Fatherland, 150,000 are in the area of operation
," Vladimir Putin said during a televised meeting, adding that 77,000 are deployed directly in combat.
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