Military operations will stop when Ukrainian forces withdraw from the positions they occupy, Russian president Vladimir Putin has declared, reports Moskovsky Komsomolets daily.

He added that if the Ukrainian armed forces do not withdraw from their occupied territories, Russia will achieve this by force of arms.

Also, the Russian president noted that positive dynamics for his country continue in all domains, and that Russia’s armed forces are accelerating their advance. According to Putin, the Ukrainian armed forces suffered about 47,500 casualties on the frontline in October.