Putin Increases Russian Military Personnel by 15,500

Putin increased the authorized personnel strength of the Russian Armed Forces by 155,000. Vladimir Putin signed a decree increasing the authorized personnel strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to 2,441,630, including 1,550,500 military personnel.

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Vladimir Putin signed a decree increasing the authorized personnel strength of the Russian Armed Forces.
The new authorized strength is 2,441,630 personnel.
Of these, 1,550,500 are military personnel.
The decree was published on September 28 and entered into force on the same day.
The government is required to allocate budget funds from the federal budget to the Ministry of Defense to support the new personnel levels.
The previous decree, issued on July 27, set the authorized strength at 2,426,130 personnel, including 1,535,000 military personnel.
The increase in personnel is 15,500 compared to the previous decree.

Points of divergence

This is the seventh increase since the start of the war, and the fourth in 2026. — novaya_eu
The previous increase was in July, and it included a 25,000-person increase in military personnel. — vm
Putin mentioned improving social guarantees for military personnel and the serial production of the 'Oreshnik' system. — vm
Putin stated that the 'Oreshnik' missile reduces the need for nuclear weapons. — vm
Putin mentioned that the Russian military group in the special military operation zone exceeds 700,000 personnel. — vedomosti
The reason for the September increase is not specified, unlike the July increase, which was linked to the creation of military construction units. — fontanka

Coverage (12 sources)

Putin increased the number of Armed Forces by 15 thousand people — Коммерсантъ
What happened in a day: Monday, September 28 — Интерфакс
Putin increased the establishment size of military personnel in Russia by 15 thousand 500 people — Дождь (Telegram)
Putin for the fourth time this year increased the establishment size of the Armed Forces — Новая газета Европа
Vladimir Putin increased the official strength of the army — Вечерняя Москва
Putin increased the establishment size of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation — Ведомости
Putin set the establishment strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: 2.44 million units, including 1.55 million military personnel — Новости Москвы
Putin set the establishment strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at 2.44 million units — Интерфакс
Putin increased the establishment strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation — Фонтанка
Putin set the establishment strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation — Вести
Putin increased the establishment strength of the Russian Armed Forces to 2,441,630 people, including 1,550,500 military personnel... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Putin signed decree on establishment of personnel strength of Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: more than 2.44 million people, including 1.55 million military personnel. — ТАСС (Telegram)

Putin Increases Russian Military Personnel by 15,500

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