Putin orders increase in size of Russian army to 1.55 million active servicemen
A presidential decree raises the Russian armed forces to 2,441,630, including 1,550,000 active servicemen.
55 million active servicemen, according to a presidential decree. The move follows a similar increase ordered in August and would bring the size of the armed forces to 2,441,630, including 1,550,000 active servicemen. The number of active servicemen rises by 15,500.