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Putin orders Russian army to become second largest after China's at 1.5 million-strong

September 17th, 2024
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Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-orders-russian-army-to-become-second-largest-after-chinas-at-15-million-strong/ar-AA1qFlSs

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. In a decree published on the Kremlin's website, Putin ordered the overall size of the armed forces to be increased to 2.38 million people, of which he said 1.5 million should be active servicemen. According to data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a leading military think tank, such an increase would see Russia leapfrog the United States and India in terms of the number of active combat soldiers it has at its disposal and be second only to China in size. The IISS said Beijing has just over 2 million active duty service personnel.

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