Vladimir Putin said that 'this year, on average, over a thousand people a day are enlisting' under contract in the Russian armed forces; the government has increased payments for those who enlist, with highest payment being set by the Moscow City Council

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  President Putin, when asked if he would change his decision to invade Ukraine in any way, replied that he would have to decide 'before' doing so

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  President Putin decleared that "Russia has the right to strike at countries that have supplied arms to Ukraine"

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  Nearly 700.000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war in Ukraine and as of October, about 1.500 were killed or wounded every day; the figures appear in media reports quoting Sir Tony Radakin, UK Chief of Defence Staff, and Vladimir Putin

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