We take seriously Putin’s decision to increase the Russian armed forces
reported by Mehr News Agency quoted by Tass, Patrick Ryder, the spokesman of the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that Washington takes Russia’s decision to increase the number of its armed forces seriously.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday his decision to increase the number of Russian armed forces to 2,389,130 people. Of these, 1.5 million people are military.
The decree of the President of Russia states: The number of Russian armed forces will increase by 2,389,130 people, which includes 1,500,000 military personnel.
Previously, in December 2023, Russia increased the level of personnel of its armed forces. At that time, the number of employees of the Russian Armed Forces reached 2,209,130 people, which included 1,320,000 service personnel.