"The total number of people who recovered in the Russian Armed Forces (on a cumulative basis) increased to 9,928 people," the defense ministry said.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense announced the successful completion of clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed in conjunction with the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after V. Gamalei.
On August 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the registration of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country. It was named "Sputnik V".
On August 15, the first batch of vaccine was produced in Russia.