The total number of personnel in the Russian Armed Forces increases to over 2.44 million.
Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, September 28 (Reporter Zhao Bing) - Russian President Putin signed a presidential decree on the 28th, setting the total authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces at over 2.44 million. The relevant document has been published on the Russian legal documents website.
According to the presidential decree, the authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces is over 2.44 million, which includes more than 1.55 million active-duty military personnel.
In July of this year, Putin signed an order to establish several military engineering construction units and increased the total authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces to over 2.42 million. In June of this year, a presidential decree signed by Putin set the total authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces at over 2.39 million, including 1.51 million active-duty personnel.
Russian President Putin signed a decree on September 28, 2023, increasing the total authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces to over 2.44 million personnel, which includes over 1.55 million active-duty military members. This follows previous increases in military personnel authorized earlier in the year.
- President Putin signed a decree on September 28, 2023.
- The total authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces is now over 2.44 million personnel.
- This includes over 1.55 million active-duty military personnel.
- The previous authorized strength was 2.42 million as of July 2023.
- The strength was 2.39 million as of June 2023.