Putin increased the staffing of the army to 2 million people
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree increasing the staffing of the Armed Forces (AF) by 137 thousand people from January 1, 2023. The total staff of the Armed Forces will now be 2,039,758 people, of which 1,150,628 are military personnel. The previous decree of November 17, 2017 determined that the authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces is 1,902,758 people, including 1,013,628 military personnel. It has been operating since January 2018. The number of servicemen in the armed forces of the USSR at the end of 1991 was 3.7-3.8 million people (excluding civilian personnel). In 1992, Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree “On the Creation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”, which implies a reduction in the size of the army. According to various estimates, at that time in Russia there were 2.5-2.8 million full-time military personnel. By 1994, the number of military personnel in Russia had decreased to 2.1 million, by 1996 – to 1.7 million (40% compared to since 1992). Since 1996, the staff strength of the army and other troops has been established by presidential decrees. Total…
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