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Putin signs decree expanding Russian army to 2.44 million personnel

Original: As expected, Putin has signed today a decree increasing the size of the Russian army at 2,441,630 personnel, including 1

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree, effective immediately, increasing the size of the Russian armed forces to 2,441,630 personnel, including 1,550,500 military personnel. The order replaces all previous decrees on army size and marks the seventh expansion of Russia's forces since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, continuing a steady pattern of manpower increases.

Why now: The decree signals Russia's continuing military buildup in the war with Ukraine, drawing wide attention to its scale and the seventh such expansion.

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• As expected, Putin has signed today a decree increasing the size of the Russian army at 2,441,630 personnel, including 1,550,500 military personnel, effectively immediately. It replaces all previous decrees in that matter and marks the seventh iteration of Russia's mobilization · Tendar · 4.4K

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