Putin Raises Russian Troop Ceiling by 27,000 to 2.43 Million Personnel
Vladimir Putin signed a decree to increase the Russian Armed Forces by 27,000 personnel starting Aug. 1, raising the authorized military ceiling to 2,426,130. The order marks the third personnel expansion announced this year.
Russian media reports cite the creation of military construction units as the official reason for the expansion. The announcement follows recent warnings from Ukrainian officials that the Kremlin is preparing for further mobilization ahead of national elections, claims that Russian legislators have dismissed.
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@ralee85RT @Mylovanov: Zelenskyy: Three big threats we're tracking. First, North Korea will send Russia 30,000 soldiers. Second, Iran is sendin…
@defencegeekRT @ZelenskyyUa: Putin is not ready to stop this war. Our intelligence reports that he is preparing for mobilization. He wants to do it aft…
@wartranslatedPeskov nervously brushed off Zelenskyy's claims that the Kremlin plans to deploy 30,000 North Korean soldiers to the war with Ukraine, stating: "I see no need to comment on this. Zelenskyy is in no position to talk about our plans." https:/
@wartranslatedMP of the Russian State Duma and Head of the Defense Committee, Andrei Kartapolov, stated that claims about mobilization after the elections in Russia are merely a product of Zelenskyy's imagination.
@wartranslatedPutin has increased the Russian army for the third time this year. Russian media reports that Putin has signed a decree to increase the Russian Armed Forces by 27,000 military personnel starting August 1. The stated reason was the "creation
@defence_blogRussia raised its authorized troop ceiling for the third time in 2026 on July 27, now 2,426,130 personnel.