Putin raises Russian military strength to 2.4 million

MOSCOW, 17th September, 2024 (WAM) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the size of the country's military by boosting the overall number to 2.389 million, according to a presidential decree issued on Monday.

The number of soldiers is to rise to 1.5 million, the decree said. In December, Putin raised the military's target strength to 2.2 million, with 1.33 million of them being soldiers.

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