President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered an increase of 180,000 troops, bringing the Russian army to 1.5 million active servicemen. This move would...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the size of the Russian army to increase by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million soldiers....

President Vladimir Putin has ordered an increase in the the Russian army strength by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen.

President Vladimir Putin has ordered an increase of 180,000 troops to the Russian army, making it the second largest globally after China. This...

CNN  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000, the third time he has...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the country's military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as...

Increase of 180,000 would leave Russian army second only to China in terms of number of active combat soldiers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to increase the number of Armed Forces service members to 2,389,130 today, including 1.5 million...

By Ian Storey On 31 July Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s current defence minister and president-elect, paid a working visit to Russia.[1] The...