Russia's president Vladimir Putin claims that nearly 700,000 Russian soldiers are inside Ukraine. The announcement was made in a televised address at a meeting with Russian war veterans on Friday.
Most recently, Russia mentioned the extent of the Russian invasion in Ukraine was at Putin's annual press conference in December. Then, he said that 617,000 Russian soldiers were involved in the "special military operation" in Ukraine.
The figures from the Kremlin have not been verified by independent sources.
Most recently, Russia disclosed how many Russian soldiers had been killed in battles in Ukraine was in September 2022. Then, Russia said it was about 5,937 fallen soldiers.
