Ukraine plans to boost armed forces by 68,000 personnel - PM Yatseniuk


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  • Wednesday, 21 Jan 2015

KIEV (Reuters) - A law is being prepared to increase the size of the Ukrainian armed forces by 68,000 personnel to a total of 250,000, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday.

Of this figure, 204,000 would be soldiers, he said at a government meeting.

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