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The addition of 250,000 contract servicemen to the Russian army by 2017.

Vladimir Putin: The addition of 250,000 contract servicemen to the Russian army by 2017. Published Nov 16, 2016. Status: False. Putin's May 2012 decree set a g...

Actor: Vladimir Putin
Topic: Politics
Status: False
Published: Nov 16, 2016
Deadline: Dec 31, 2017

The addition of 250,000 contract servicemen to the Russian army by 2017.

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Putin's May 2012 decree set a goal of reaching 425,000 contract servicemen by end-2017 (an increase of roughl...

Verification rule: Event occurs: The addition of 250,000 contract servicemen to the Russian army by 2017.; window 2016-11-16 to 2017-12-31

Original source: themoscowtimes.com