Russia to enlarge armed forces by 137,000 soldiers

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday to increase the size of the country's armed forces by 137,000.

The amount of military staff will be increased to 1,150,628 from 1,013,628 as was stipulated in a presidential decree signed in November 2017.

The new order will enter into force on Jan. 1, 2023.
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D'ici le 1er janvier 2023, 137 000 soldats supplémentaires rejoindront les forces de Moscou, qui atteindront plus de 2 millions de membres, en comptant le personnel civil.