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Putin orders Russian military to beef up forces by 137,000

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase the size of the country's armed forces by 137,000 amid Moscow's military action in Ukraine. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - Russian army soldiers march during an action in support for the soldiers involved in the military operation in Ukraine, at the Mamaev Kurgan, a World War II memorial in Volgograd, Russia, July 11, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has on Thursday, Aug. 25 ordered the Russian military to increase the size of the country's armed forces by 137,000 amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexandr Kulikov, file)

Putin orders Russian military to beef up forces by 137,000