Monday, September 16, 2024

Putin orders Russia to boost number of active troops in army to total 1.5 million

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a meeting at the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the regular size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen, in a move that would make it the second largest in the world after China's.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/putin-russia-military-expansion-1.7324811?cmp=rss

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