# Putin signs decree to increase size of Russian army

https://mins.news/en/video/78530

- TRT World, 2026-09-29 11:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA7HVJNw5j8

> Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the number of active Russian servicemen to rise to 1.55 million. Similar orders signed in March, June, July and August have brought the overall size of Russia’s armed forces to about 2.5 million personnel, according to an analysis by Alexey Muraviev of Edith Cowan University.

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