Putin orders increase in size of Russian military
The president has signed a decree to set the strength of the country’s armed forces at nearly 2.4 million people
President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that officially increases the number of personnel in Russia’s armed forces to almost 2.4 million people, including 1.5 million servicemen.
The latest increase comes after a similar decree in December 2023, when the president boosted the number of employees in the Russian military to just over 2.2 million, including 1.3 million military personnel.
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