The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree on increasing the staffing of the Russian Armed Forces by 137 thousand servicemen. The relevant document is posted on the country’s legal information portal.
“To establish the full-time strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the amount of 2,039,758 units, including 1,150,628 military personnel,” the new decree says.
As reminded, in accordance with the previous decree of November 17, 2017, the Russian troops numbered 1,902,758 soldiers and officers, including 1,013,628 military personnel.
Ru-Main, 25.08.2022
Source: RIA Novosti
