It looks like Russia has thousands of troops in Syria

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March 19, 2018 10:51 PM

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the number using ballots from Sunday's presidential election.

Every Russian troop in Syria voted for Vladimir Putin in Sunday's presidential election.
All 2,954 ballots were for Putin, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
This could confirm how many Russian troops are in Syria.

Every Russian troop in Syria voted for Vladimir Putin in Sunday's presidential election, NPR's Moscow Correspondent, Lucian Kim, tweeted on Monday, citing the Russia Defense Ministry.

While this figure could easily be true, it's difficult to verify, given Russia's continual game of misinformation. It's also unclear if that figure included Russian mercenaries who operate in the country, namely to guard oil fields.

Putin won on Sunday with nearly 77% of the vote, but the election has been criticized by international election monitors as

Russian MoD: All Russian mi... @ Lucian Kim

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