Putin claims 600,000 of his troops are deployed on Ukraine's territory

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the Russian army fighting in Ukraine currently comprises 617,000 people.

Source: RBC, citing Putin at a press conference

Details: Putin also said that the contact line is 2,000 km long.

Earlier, answering a question about mobilisation, Putin said that 244,000 people have been mobilised directly to the combat zone.

Background: 

• Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the war against Ukraine will end when he has achieved all his goals − the denazification, demilitarisation and neutral status of Ukraine.
• Putin stated that the Kremlin does not plan to announce a second wave of mobilisation. There is apparently no need for one because a sufficient number of volunteers will have been recruited by the end of the year.

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