Vladimir #Putin signed a decree to increase the Russian armed forces by 180,000 personnel, bringing the total to 2.39 million from 1.5 million.
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2/ President Vladimir #Putin on Monday ordered the regular size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make it the second largest in the world after #China's.
In a decree published on the #Kremlin's website, Putin ordered the overall size of the armed forces to be increased to 2.38 million people, of which he said 1.5 million should be active servicemen.