Putin has increased the size of the Russian army to 1.5 million troops
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The President of the Russian Federation signed a decree to increase the number of personnel in the armed forces to 1.5 million. The decree will come into force on December 1, 2024, and the total number of the Russian Armed Forces will be 2.39 million.
On September 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to increase the number of personnel in the Russian Armed Forces to 1.5 million. This was reported by Russian media with reference to the text of the decree, UNN reports.
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According to Putin's decree, the authorized strength of the Russian armed forces is set at 2,389,130 people, including 1,500,000 military personnel.
In the previous decree, this figure was 2,209,130 people, including 1,320,000 military personnel.
The new decree will come into force on December 1, 2024.
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