Putin Orders Russian Military to Add 170,000 Troops for Total of 1.32 Million

Published on December 2, 2023

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the country’s military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine continues into its 22nd month. Mr. Putin’s decree was released by the Kremlin on Friday and took force immediately. It brings the overall number of Russian military personnel to about 2.2 million, including 1.32 million troops. It is the second such expansion of the army since 2018. The previous boost by 137,000 troops, ordered by Mr. Putin in August 2022, put the military’s numbers at about 2 million personnel and about 1.15 million troops....

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