Putin Moves to Expand Military to Second Largest Active Army in the World |
National Review: Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the Russian military to expand to 1.5 million active troops, which would make it the second largest army in the world behind China. The decree would increase the number of active troops by 180,000, effective December 1, according to a report by Reuters. With the increase, Russia’s would have 2.38 million total military personnel. This marks the third and largest official expansion of Russia’s military since it invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Putin ordered increases of 137,000 and 170,000 active soldiers in August 2022 and December 2023, respectively. By the end of this year, Russia will surpass the U.S. and India in terms of military size and be second only to China. Beijing has over 2 million active servicemen(National Review). Reuters: Although Russia has a population more than three times larger than Ukraine’s and has been successfully recruiting volunteers on lucrative contracts to fight in Ukraine, it has – like Kyiv’s forces – been sustaining heavy battlefield losses, and there is no sign of the war ending anytime soon. Both sides say the exact size of their losses is a military secret(Reuters). |
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Hmmmmmmmm makes one wonder what is in his mind? Putin and China are planning to be a huge force together! They both want to rule the world, but the enemy of my enemy is my friend........until together they reach their goal and fight it out between themselves. China is all over the world and has tens of thousands of military aged men illegally inside the USA............these two do nothing without purpose!