Putin increases number of soldiers in Russian army by 180,000
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree increasing the number of soldiers in the Russian army by approximately 180,000, bringing the total number of military personnel to over 2 million 389 thousand.
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The number of soldiers in the Russian army has increased by approximately 180,000.
According to the decree signed by Putin and published in the Russian State System of Legal Information, the total number of personnel in the Russian Armed Forces has been set at 2 million 389 thousand 130, including 1 million 500 thousand soldiers.
The decree in question will enter into force on December 1.
With a decree he signed in December 2023, Putin had increased the number of personnel in the Russian army to 2 million 209 thousand 130, including 1 million 320 thousand soldiers.