Putin increases authorised strength of Russian armed forces by 25,000

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree increasing the authorised strength of the country's armed forces by 25,000 personnel.

The decree states that the increase is linked to the creation of military construction units and will take effect on August 1, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russia's official legal information portal.

Under the order, the authorised strength of the Russian Armed Forces has been set at 2,426,130 personnel, including 1,535,000 military personnel.

According to Daily Storm, this is the third increase in the authorised size of the Russian military this year.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov